Editing Austin, Texas (section)

=== Religion ===
According to [[Sperling's BestPlaces]], 52.4% of Austin's population are religious.<ref name="TXReligion" /> The majority of Austinites identified themselves as [[Christianity|Christians]], about 25.2% of whom claimed affiliation with the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="TXReligion" /> The city's Catholic population is served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin]], headquartered at the [[Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas)|Cathedral of Saint Mary]]. Nationwide, 23% of Americans identified as Catholic in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five Key Findings on Religion in the U.S. |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/200186/five-key-findings-religion.aspx |access-date=January 31, 2019 |website=gallup.com |date=December 23, 2016 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912113030/http://www.gallup.com/poll/200186/five-key-findings-religion.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Other significant Christian groups in Austin include [[Baptists]] (8.7%), followed by [[Methodism|Methodists]] (4.3%), [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saints]] (1.5%), [[Anglicanism|Episcopalians or Anglicans]] (1.0%), [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]] (0.8%), [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] (0.6%), [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] (0.3%), and other Christians such as the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] (7.1%).<ref name="TXReligion" /> The second largest religion Austinites identify with is [[Islam]] (1.7%); roughly 0.8% of Americans nationwide claimed affiliation with the Islamic faith.<ref name="TXReligion" /> The dominant branch of Islam is [[Sunni Islam]]. Established in 1977, the largest [[mosque]] in Austin is the [[Islamic Center of Greater Austin]]. The community is affiliated with the [[Islamic Society of North America]]. [[Judaism]] forms less than 0.1% of the religious demographic in Austin. [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], [[Reform Judaism|Reform]], and [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] congregations are present in the community.<ref name="TXReligion" /> The same study says that [[Eastern religions|eastern faiths]] including [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]] made up 0.9% of the city's religious population.<ref name="TXReligion" /> Several Hindu temples exist in the Austin Metropolitan area with the most notable one being [[Radha Madhav Dham]]. In addition to those religious groups, Austin is also home to an active secular humanist community, hosting nationwide television shows and charity work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://atheist-community.org/ |website=Atheist Community of Austin}}</ref>