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−	~~LOL INTERNET~~	+	{{Infobox_Contents \|
		+	topic_name = Massachusetts \|
		+	subtopics = {{region_churches}}
		+	* {{region_denominations}}
		+	* [[Towns in Massachusetts Index]] - Major centres: [[Boston]]
		+	* [[Counties in Massachusetts Index]]
		+	* {{region_radio}}
		+	* {{region_bible_college}}
		+	* {{region_schools}} \|
		+	opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} \|
		+	}}
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		+	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.
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		+	===History===
		+
		+	===Geography===
		+
		+	===Peoples===
		+
		+	===Economy===
		+
		+	===Politics===
		+
		+	===Religion===
		+
		+	Given that Massachusetts was founded and settled by Puritans in the 17th century there has historically been a large [[Protestant]] population, especially of the Congregational and United Church of Christ churches. Both of these denominations.
		+
		+	Today Protestants make up less than a quarter of the population and [[Roman Catholicism]] predominate because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Italy]] and other countries with strong ties to Roman Catholicism. There are over 3 million Roman Catholics living in Massachusetts.
		+
		+	There is also a large Jewish population which came to the area in the early twentienth century, and now almost 300,000 Jews live in Massachusetts.
		+
		+	A number of religious off-shoots from Christianity have roots in Massachusetts. These include Christian Science, whose founder made [[Boston]] the world headquarters for the religion. The world headquarters of the Unitarian-Universalist Church is also located in Boston.
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		+	The religious affiliations of the people of Massachusetts, according to a 2001 survey, are shown in the table below<ref> "American Religious Identification Survey". Exhibit 15. The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Website: [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm]</ref>
		+	* Christian – 69%
		+	** Catholic – 44%
		+	** Protestant – 22%
		+	*** Baptist – 4%
		+	*** Congregational/United Church of Christ – 3%
		+	*** Episcopal – 3%
		+	*** Methodist – 2%
		+	*** Pentecostal – 2%
		+	*** Other Protestant or general Protestant – 8%
		+	* Jewish – 2%
		+	* Other Religions – 6%
		+	* Non-Religious – 16%
		+	* Refused to answer – 7%
		+
		+	===References===
		+
		+	{{reflist}}
		+
		+	{{stub}}
		+
		+	==Quotes==
		+
		+	==Links==
		+	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Wikipedia - Massachusetts]
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		+	{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Places]] -> [[Americas]] -> [[USA]]
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		+	[[Category:United States of America]]

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−	~~subtopics = {{region_churches}}~~
−	* {{region_denominations}}
−	* [[Towns in Massachusetts Index]] - Major centres: [[Boston]]
−	* [[Counties in Massachusetts Index]]
−	* {{region_radio}}
−	* {{region_bible_college}}
−	* {{region_schools}} \|
−	~~opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} \|~~
−	}}
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−	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.
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−	~~===History===~~
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−	~~===Geography===~~
−
−	~~===Peoples===~~
−
−	~~===Economy===~~
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−	~~===Politics===~~
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−	~~===Religion===~~
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−	Given that Massachusetts was founded and settled by Puritans in the 17th century there has historically been a large [[Protestant]] population, especially of the Congregational and United Church of Christ churches. Both of these denominations.
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−	Today Protestants make up less than a quarter of the population and [[Roman Catholicism]] predominate because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Italy]] and other countries with strong ties to Roman Catholicism. There are over 3 million Roman Catholics living in Massachusetts.
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−	~~There is also a large Jewish population which came to the area in the early twentienth century, and now almost 300,000 Jews live in Massachusetts.~~
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−	A number of religious off-shoots from Christianity have roots in Massachusetts. These include Christian Science, whose founder made [[Boston]] the world headquarters for the religion. The world headquarters of the Unitarian-Universalist Church is also located in Boston.
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−	The religious affiliations of the people of Massachusetts, according to a 2001 survey, are shown in the table below<ref> "American Religious Identification Survey". Exhibit 15. The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Website: [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm]</ref>
−	* Christian – 69%
−	** Catholic – 44%
−	** Protestant – 22%
−	*** Baptist – 4%
−	*** Congregational/United Church of Christ – 3%
−	*** Episcopal – 3%
−	*** Methodist – 2%
−	*** Pentecostal – 2%
−	*** Other Protestant or general Protestant – 8%
−	* Jewish – 2%
−	* Other Religions – 6%
−	* Non-Religious – 16%
−	* Refused to answer – 7%
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−	~~===References===~~
−
−	~~{{reflist}}~~
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−	~~{{stub}}~~
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−	~~==Quotes==~~
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−	~~==Links==~~
−	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Wikipedia - Massachusetts]
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−	~~{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Places]] -> [[Americas]] -> [[USA]]~~
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−	~~[[Category:United States of America]]~~

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 [[Category:United States of America]]

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	===Religion===		===Religion===
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		+	Given that Massachusetts was founded and settled by Puritans in the 17th century there has historically been a large [[Protestant]] population, especially of the Congregational and United Church of Christ churches. Both of these denominations.
		+
		+	Today Protestants make up less than a quarter of the population and [[Roman Catholicism]] predominate because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Italy]] and other countries with strong ties to Roman Catholicism. There are over 3 million Roman Catholics living in Massachusetts.
		+
		+	There is also a large Jewish population which came to the area in the early twentienth century, and now almost 300,000 Jews live in Massachusetts.
		+
		+	A number of religious off-shoots from Christianity have roots in Massachusetts. These include Christian Science, whose founder made [[Boston]] the world headquarters for the religion. The world headquarters of the Unitarian-Universalist Church is also located in Boston.
		+
		+	The religious affiliations of the people of Massachusetts, according to a 2001 survey, are shown in the table below<ref> "American Religious Identification Survey". Exhibit 15. The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Website: [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm]</ref>
		+	* Christian – 69%
		+	** Catholic – 44%
		+	** Protestant – 22%
		+	*** Baptist – 4%
		+	*** Congregational/United Church of Christ – 3%
		+	*** Episcopal – 3%
		+	*** Methodist – 2%
		+	*** Pentecostal – 2%
		+	*** Other Protestant or general Protestant – 8%
		+	* Jewish – 2%
		+	* Other Religions – 6%
		+	* Non-Religious – 16%
		+	* Refused to answer – 7%
		+
		+	===References===
		+
		+	{{reflist}}

	{{stub}}		{{stub}}

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+{{Infobox_Contents |
-==Synopsis==
+topic_name = Massachusetts |
+subtopics = {{region_churches}}
 * {{region_denominations}}
 * [[Towns in Massachusetts Index]] - Major centres: [[Boston]]
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-* {{region_schools}}
+* {{region_schools}} |
+opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
-{{opinions}}
+}}
 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.
 ===History===
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 [[Category:United States of America]]

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-{{summary | text=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.}}
+__NOTOC__
-{{overview}}
+The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.
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−	{{summary \| text=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans ]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.}}	+	{{summary \| text=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]]. Its major city is [[Boston]]. It was initially founded by [[Puritans]] but today Protestants make up less than one-third of the state's population. Around half the population is [[Roman Catholic]] because of immigration from [[Ireland]], [[Quebec]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. In recent years there has been a strong advocacy of [[gay marriage]] in this state.}}

	{{overview}}		{{overview}}