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===Religion=== {{multiple image | perrow = 2 | total_width = 500 | caption_align = center | image1 = St. Mark's United Methodist Church - Atlanta, Georgia.jpg | caption1 = [[St. Mark United Methodist Church (Atlanta)|St. Mark's United Methodist Church]] in [[Atlanta]] | image2 = Hindutempleatlanta.jpg | caption2 = The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta|BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir]] in [[Lilburn, GA|Lilburn]] is the largest [[Hindu temple]] in the United States. }} The composition of religious affiliation in Georgia is 70% Protestant, 9% Catholic, 1% Mormon, 1% Jewish, 0.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, and 0.5% Hindu. [[Atheist]]s, [[deist]]s, [[agnostic]]s, and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://religions.pewforum.org/maps |title= Maps | publisher = Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> The largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] with 1,759,317; the [[United Methodist Church]] with 619,394; and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] with 596,384. Non-denominational [[Evangelical Protestant]] had 566,782 members, the [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]] has 175,184 members, and the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.]] has 172,982 members.<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report |publisher=www.thearda.com |access-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012074430/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] is the largest Presbyterian body in the state, with 300 congregations and 100,000 members. The other large body, [[Presbyterian Church in America]], had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; in 2010 it counted 139 congregations and 32,000 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |title=www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |publisher=Thearda.com |access-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908032338/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |title=www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] is noteworthy in Georgia's urban areas, and includes the [[Archdiocese of Atlanta]] and the [[Diocese of Savannah]]. Georgia is home to the largest [[Hindu]] temple in the United States, the [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta]], located in the suburb city of [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]. Georgia is home to several historic [[synagogue]]s including [[The Temple (Atlanta)]], [[Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta)]], and [[Congregation Mickve Israel|Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah)]]. [[Chabad]] and the [[Rohr Jewish Learning Institute]] are also active in the state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weiszer|first1=Marc|title=Georgia's Kublanow balances faith and football|url=http://savannahnow.com/sports/2014-09-29/georgias-kublanow-balances-faith-and-football|agency=Savannah Now|date=September 29, 2014|quote=Kublanow wasn't just born Jewish, he was raised and had his bar mitzvah while attending an orthodox Chabad synagogue. His mother, Shelly Kublanow Rosenblatt, will attend Friday night and Saturday morning services at the Chabad House in Athens and then head to Sanford Stadium in the afternoon to watch Kublanow and his linemates clear the way for Todd Gurley.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sollish|first1=Ari|title=Chabad Course Explores Israel's Spiritual Side|url=http://crownheights.info/shlichus/8510/chabad-course-explores-israels-spiritual-side/|agency=Crown Heights Info|date=October 11, 2007|quote=ATLANTA, GAβA new six-part adult-education course from Chabad-Lubavitch's Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will explore the spiritual connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel starting at the end of October. Unlike courses that focus on the history or the culture of Israel, "The Land & the Spirit: Why We All Care About Israel" will explore the mystery of the deep connection between Jews everywhere and that small patch of land in the Middle East.}}</ref> {{bar box |title = Religion in Georgia (2014)<ref name="pew2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/georgia/|title=Religious Landscape Study|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> |titlebar=#ddd |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars = {{bar percent|[[Protestant]]|purple|67}} {{bar percent|[[Irreligion|None]]|black|18}} {{bar percent|[[Catholic]]|dodgerblue|9}} {{bar percent|[[Jehovah's Witness]]|yellow|2}} {{bar percent|[[Jewish]]|blue|1}} {{bar percent|[[Mormon]]|pink|1}} {{bar percent|Other|grey|2}} {{bar percent|Don't know|Orange|1}} }} {{clear}}
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