Religion in Mexico
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Mexico has no official religion; however, most people in Mexico report they are Christians, and this is reflected in several aspects of life there; Christmas is a national holiday and every year during Easter all schools in Mexico, public and private, take vacations.
Mexico is predominantly Roman Catholic (about 89% of the population). It is the nation with the second largest Catholic population, behind Brazil and before the United States. Six percent of the population adheres to various Protestant faiths (mostly Pentecostal), and the remaining 5% of the population adhering to other religions or professing no religion. While most indigenous Mexicans are Catholic, some combine or syncretize Catholic practices with native traditions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) has a growing presence in the major border cities of northeastern Mexico, and the church claims over one million members nationwide.[1] However censuses show that only about 20% of that million actually profess to be Latter-day Saints,[2] likely due in part to questionable baptism practices.[citation needed] Judaism has been practiced in Mexico for centuries, and there are estimated to be more than 45,000 Jews in Mexico today.[3] Islam is mainly practiced by members of the Arab, Turkish, and other expatriate communities, though there is a very small number of the indigenous population in Chiapas that practices Islam.
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- ^ "Country Profiles: Mexico," Newsroom, Accessed on 2007-04-09.
- ^ 2000 Religion Census
- ^ http://148.245.26.68/lastest/2002/Agosto/11Ago2002/11pr07a.htm (Spanish)
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