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Religion has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law of the continent. Between them, the United States, Mexico and Canada account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by Christianity (77.4), [2] [3] making it the largest religious group in North America.
St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the oldest Anglican church in Canada still standing, built in 1750. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Indigenous peoples followed a wide array of mostly animistic religions and spirituality; [13] [41] [14] [42] [15] [43] [44] "including the presence of creation stories, the role of tricksters or of supernatural beings in folklore and the importance ...
A map of Canada by province and territory showing the distribution of the population by religious affiliation in 2021. Christianity is the most adhered-to religion in Canada, with 19,373,330 Canadians, or 53.3%, identifying themselves as of the 2021 census. [1] [2] The preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms refers to God.
The religion of the spouse or partner was also asked. If the initial answer was "Protestant" or "Christian" further questions were asked to probe which particular denomination. About one third of the sample was asked more detailed demographic questions. Religious Self-Identification of the US Adult Population: 1990, 2001, 2008 [115]
Map of major denominations and religions. One way to define a major religion is by the number of current adherents. The population numbers by religion are computed by a combination of census reports and population surveys (in countries where religion data is not collected in census, for example the United States or France), but results can vary widely depending on the way questions are phrased ...
Category: Religion in North America by country. 15 languages. ... Religion in Canada (29 C, 19 P) Religion in Costa Rica (10 C, 5 P) Religion in Cuba (11 C, 9 P) D.
North America religion-related lists (7 C, 1 P) + Religion in the Caribbean (12 C, 3 P) Religion in Central America (8 C, 3 P) A. Afro-American religion (7 C, 43 P)
Religion by continent Africa • Antarctica • Asia • Europe • North America • Oceania (includes Australia) • South America Religion by political division, arranged alphabetically Religions by country Religion by political division, arranged by continent or major geopolitical region Religion in Africa Religion in West Africa