Editing Dallas (section)

===Religion===
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[[Christianity]] is the most prevalently practiced religion in Dallas and the wider metropolitan area according to a 2014 study by the [[Pew Research Center]] (78%),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lipka |first=Michael |title=Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/29/major-u-s-metropolitan-areas-differ-in-their-religious-profiles/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Pew Research Center |date=July 29, 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/ |title=America's Changing Religious Landscape |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]: Religion & Public Life |date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s 2020 study (77%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRRI – American Values Atlas|url=http://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/MetroAreas/religion/m/8|url-status=live|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Public Religion Research Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161714/http://ava.prri.org/ |archive-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> There is a large [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Christian influence in the Dallas community, though the city of Dallas and Dallas County have more Catholic than Protestant residents, while the reverse is usually true for the suburban areas of Dallas and the city of Fort Worth.

Dallas has been called the "Prison Ministry Capital of the World" by the prison ministry community.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 13, 2014|title=Religious Retirement Communities in Dallas|url=https://www.senioradvisor.com/blog/2014/07/faith-based-assisted-living-in-dallas/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=SeniorAdvisor.com Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a home for the [[International Network of Prison Ministries]], the Coalition of Prison Evangelists, Bill Glass Champions for Life, Chaplain Ray's International Prison Ministry, and 60 other prison ministries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prison Ministry Directory — International Network of Prison Ministries|url=http://prisonministry.net/app/Mins/event/showCity/country/United%20States/state/Texas/city/Dallas.html|access-date=June 30, 2018|website=prisonministry.net|language=en}}</ref>

[[Methodism|Methodist]], [[Baptist]], and [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] churches are prominent in many neighborhoods and anchor two of the city's major private universities ([[Southern Methodist University]] and [[Dallas Baptist University]]). Dallas is also home to two [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] seminaries: the [[Dallas Theological Seminary]] and [[Criswell College]]. Many [[Bible college|Bible schools]] including [[Christ For The Nations Institute]] are also headquartered in the city. The [[Creationism|Christian creationist]] apologetics group [[Institute for Creation Research]] is headquartered in Dallas. According to the Pew Research Center, [[evangelical Protestantism]] constituted the largest form of Protestantism in the area as of 2014.<ref name="Pew Research-2020">{{Cite web|title=Religion in America: U.S. Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics|url=https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/metro-area/dallasfort-worth-metro-area/|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|language=en-US}}</ref> The largest single evangelical Protestant group were Baptists. The largest Baptist denomination was the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], followed by the [[Black church|historically black]] [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention USA]].<ref name="Pew Research-2020" /> [[African-initiated church|African-initiated Protestant churches]] including [[P'ent'ay|Ethiopian Evangelical]] churches can be found throughout the metropolitan area.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 26, 2018|title=Local Ethiopian community finds a home in growing Garland church|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2018/05/26/local-ethiopian-community-finds-a-home-in-growing-garland-church/|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church gets new Texas site|url=https://www.news-journal.com/features/religion/ethiopian-evangelical-baptist-church-gets-new-texas-site/article_1e806b9e-69c2-11e8-945c-878ef1147c82.html|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Longview News-Journal|date=June 6, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Catholic Church]] is also a significant religious organization in the Dallas area and operates the [[University of Dallas]], a liberal-arts university in the Dallas suburb of Irving. The [[Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe|Cathedral Santuario de la Virgen de Guadalupe]] in the [[Arts District, Dallas, Texas|Arts District]] is home to the second-largest Catholic church membership in the United States and overseas,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cathedralguadalupe.org/|title  =Cathedral Guadalupe |website=Cathedral Guadalupe|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627112329/https://www.cathedralguadalupe.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> consisting over 70 parishes in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas|Dallas Diocese]]. The [[Society of Jesus]] operates the [[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]]. Dallas is also home to numerous [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] churches including [[Saint Seraphim (Orthodox) Cathedral|Saint Seraphim Cathedral]], see of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South|Southern Diocese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superpages.com/dallas-tx/orthodox-churches|title=Orthodox churches in Dallas, Texas |publisher=Superpages.com |access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> The [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] ([[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]) has one parish in the city of Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parishes - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|url=https://www.goarch.org/parishes|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Goarch.org|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] has a large number of members throughout the Dallas metropolitan division. In addition, there are several [[Unitarian Universalist]] congregations, including First Unitarian Church of Dallas, founded in 1899.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dallasuu.org/our-stories/history/ | title = Our History | website = Dallasuu.org | publisher = First Unitarian Church of Dallas | access-date = June 20, 2019 | archive-date = November 23, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191123150149/https://www.dallasuu.org/our-stories/history/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> A large community of the [[United Church of Christ]] exists in the city. The most prominent UCC-affiliated church is the [[Cathedral of Hope (Dallas)|Cathedral of Hope]], a predominantly [[List of Christian denominations affirming LGBT|LGBT-affirming]] church.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cathedral of Hope|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2010/january/the-cathedral-of-hope/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=D Magazine|date=January 13, 2010 |language=en}}</ref>

Since the establishment of the city's first Jewish cemetery in 1854 and its first congregation (which would eventually be known as [[Temple Emanu-El (Dallas, Texas)|Temple Emanu-El]]) in 1873, Dallasite Jews have been well represented among leaders in commerce, politics, and various professional fields in Dallas and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ornish|first=Natalie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QJKDwAAQBAJ&q=dallasite+jew&pg=PR12|title=Pioneer Jewish Texans|date=September 1, 2011|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|isbn=978-1-60344-423-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Jews Who Built Dallas|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2008/november/the-jews-who-built-dallas/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=D Magazine|date=October 27, 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, a large [[Islam|Muslim community]] exists in the north and northeastern portions of Dallas, as well as in the [[Islam in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|northern Dallas suburbs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mosques and Islamic schools in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas - Salatomatic - your guide to mosques & Islamic schools|url=https://www.salatomatic.com/sub/kpanEvSMHv|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Salatomatic.com}}</ref> The oldest mosque in Dallas is Masjid Al-Islam just south of Downtown.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – Masjid Al-Islam Dallas|url=https://masjidalislam.org/history/|access-date=June 29, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 30, 2020|title=Retiring imam has steered North Texas' oldest mosque on a path of social justice|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/inspired/2020/04/30/retiring-imam-has-steered-north-texas-oldest-mosque-on-a-path-of-social-justice/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref>

Dallas has a large Buddhist community. Immigrants from [[East Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sri Lanka]] have all contributed to the Buddhist population, which is concentrated in the northern suburbs of [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] and [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]]. Numerous Buddhist temples dot the Metroplex including The Buddhist Center of Dallas, Lien Hoa Vietnamese Temple of Irving, and Kadampa Meditation Center Texas and Wat Buddhamahamunee of [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]. A large and growing Hindu Community lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Most live in Collin County and the northern portions of Dallas County. Over 28 Hindu Temples exist in the area. Some notable ones include the DFW Hindu Temple, the [[North Texas Hindu Mandir]], [[Radha Krishna Temple, Dallas]] and [[Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2012/01/12/asian-indian-population-booming-in-dallas-fort-worth/|website = dallasnews|title = Asian Indian Population Booming in Dallas–Fort Worth|date = January 12, 2012|access-date = February 8, 2020}}</ref> There are also at least three [[Sikh]] [[Gurudwara]]s in this metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sikhtempledallas.org/ |title=Sikh Temple of North Texas |publisher=Sikhtempledallas.org |access-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411074616/http://www.sikhtempledallas.org/ |archive-date=April 11, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gurdwararichardson.org/ |title=Gurdwara Singh Sabha of North Texas, Richardson |publisher=Gurdwararichardson.org |access-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417211406/http://www.gurdwararichardson.org/ |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gurdwara.us/south.html |title=Sikh Gurdwaras in USA – Sikh Gurdwara in USA |publisher=Gurdwara.us |access-date=May 23, 2010}}</ref> For irreligious people, the Winter Solstice Celebration is held in the Metroplex although some of its participants are also [[Modern Paganism|neo-pagans]] and [[New Age]]rs.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-solstice_21met.ART0.North.Edition1.37a06fc.html | title = Dallas solstice celebration fills a void for the nonreligious | date = December 21, 2007 | first = Jeffrey | last = Weiss | access-date = December 21, 2007 | newspaper = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225182354/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-solstice_21met.ART0.North.Edition1.37a06fc.html | archive-date = December 25, 2007}}</ref>