Religion in Tuvalu
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The Church of Tuvalu, which has historic ties to the Congregational Church and other churches in Samoa, has the largest number of followers.[1] All nine island groups have traditional chiefs who are members of the Church of Tuvalu.[1] Most followers of other religions or denominations are found in Funafuti, the capital, with the exception of the relatively large proportion of followers of the Bahá'í Faith on Nanumea Island.[1]Missionaries are present and operate freely.[1] The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.[1] Societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice occur, but are relatively infrequent.[1]
Religious affiliation as a percentage of the population
- Church of Tuvalu, 91 percent
- Seventh-day Adventist, 3 percent
- Bahá'í, 3 percent
- Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 percent
- Roman Catholic, 1 percent.[1]
There are also smaller numbers of Muslims, Baptists, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and atheists.[1] The Tuvalu Brethren Church, a new charismatic Protestant group, is said to have as many as three hundred adherents, some 3 percent of the population, but this could not be confirmed by independent sources.[1] The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community claims 400 members (3%) in Tuvalu. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Tuvalu. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around the World, pg. 344
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