Editing Maine
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}}According to the [[Pew Research Center]] in 2014, the religious affiliations of Maine were: [[Protestant]] 37% (in particular: [[Evangelical Protestant]] 14%, [[Mainline Protestant]] 21%, [[Black church|Historical Black Protestant]] 2%), [[Atheism]] or [[Agnosticism]] 6%, Nothing in Particular 26%, [[Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic Church]] 21%, other Christians 5%, non-Christian religions including [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]] 7%, and [[Paganism|Pagans]] and [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarians]] 5%. |
}}According to the [[Pew Research Center]] in 2014, the religious affiliations of Maine were: [[Protestant]] 37% (in particular: [[Evangelical Protestant]] 14%, [[Mainline Protestant]] 21%, [[Black church|Historical Black Protestant]] 2%), [[Atheism]] or [[Agnosticism]] 6%, Nothing in Particular 26%, [[Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic Church]] 21%, other Christians 5%, non-Christian religions including [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]] 7%, and [[Paganism|Pagans]] and [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarians]] 5%. |
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In 2014, the Roman Catholic Church was the largest religious |
In 2014, the Roman Catholic Church was the largest religious institution and the [[Baptists]] (7% Evangelical and 5% Mainline) was the state's the largest Protestant denomination, followed by the [[Methodism|Methodists]] (6%) and the [[Congregational church|Congregationalists]] (5%). The atheists and the agnostics are only 6% of the state, but 26% of Mainers said that they "Believe in God but they are Unaffiliated." The 81% of Mainers believed in God, while 3% do not know and 16% do not believe in God. The 34% of Mainers think that "religion is very important" and 29% said that is "important", while 21% said that religion is not important.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religions in Maine |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/state/maine/}}</ref> |
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By the publication of another study in 2020 through the [[Public Religion Research Institute]], approximately 62% of the population were Christian; the religiously unaffiliated slightly increased to 33% from the separate 2014 study by the Pew Research Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRRI – American Values Atlas |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-ME |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=ava.prri.org}}</ref> In a 2022 study by the Public Religion Research Institute, 63% of the population were Christian, and 30% were religiously unaffiliated, reflecting a shift of population. Among the non-Christian population in 2022, 1% were [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist]], 5% [[Jews|Jewish]], and 1% [[New Age]]r. |
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According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, with Christianity as the dominant faith, the largest denominations by number of adherents were Catholicism (219,233 members), non-denominational Protestantism (45,364), and United Methodists (19,686).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Congregational Membership |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=1&c=23 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.thearda.com}}</ref> According to the same study, there were an estimated 16,894 [[Islam in the United States|Muslims]] in the state. |
According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, with Christianity as the dominant faith, the largest denominations by number of adherents were Catholicism (219,233 members), non-denominational Protestantism (45,364), and United Methodists (19,686).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Congregational Membership |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=1&c=23 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.thearda.com}}</ref> According to the same study, there were an estimated 16,894 [[Islam in the United States|Muslims]] in the state. |