Editing Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===Religion===
{{further|Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)#Religion|Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)#Religion}}
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| caption1          = [[St. Mark United Methodist Church (Atlanta)|St. Mark's United Methodist Church]] in [[Atlanta]]
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| caption2          = The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta|BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir]] in [[Lilburn, GA|Lilburn]] is the second-largest [[Hindu temple]] in the United States.
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|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|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224558/http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/georgia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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}}According to the [[Pew Research Center]], the composition of religious affiliation in Georgia was 67% Protestant, 9% Catholic, 1% Mormon, 1% Jewish, 0.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, and 0.5% Hindu. [[Atheist]]s, [[deist]]s, agnostics, and other unaffiliated people make up 18% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://religions.pewforum.org/maps |title= U.S. Religion Map and Religious Populations |publisher= Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life |access-date= October 24, 2010 |archive-date= July 7, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130707085300/http://religions.pewforum.org/maps |url-status= dead }}</ref> Overall, Christianity was the dominant religion in the state, as part of the [[Bible Belt]].

According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2010, the largest Christian denominations by number of adherents 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 &#124; State Membership Report |publisher=The ARDA |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 name="www.thearda.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |title=Presbyterian Church in America |date=Nov 20, 2002 |first1=Justin S. |last1=Holcomb |publisher=New Georgia Encyclopedia |access-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-date=July 5, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140705171016/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |url-status=live }}</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 second-largest [[Hindu]] temple in the United States, the [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta]], located in the Atlanta suburb [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]. The state also has a minority [[Sikh]] population and 4 [[gurudwaras]]. Georgia is home to several historic synagogues 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.|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081212/http://savannahnow.com/sports/2014-09-29/georgias-kublanow-balances-faith-and-football|url-status=live}}</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, GA—A 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.|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084147/http://crownheights.info/shlichus/8510/chabad-course-explores-israels-spiritual-side/|url-status=live}}</ref>

By the 2022 [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s study, 71% of the population were Christian; throughout its Christian population, 60% were Protestant and 8% were Catholic. Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons collectively made up 3% of other Christians according to the study.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PRRI – American Values Atlas |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-GA |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=ava.prri.org}}</ref> [[Judaism]], [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Hinduism]] collectively formed 4% of the state's non-Christian population; [[New Age|New Age spirituality]] was 2% of the religious population. Approximately 23% of the state was [[Irreligion|irreligious]].<ref name=":0" />