How many religions are there in South Africa?
Most of the religions in the country are represented in the ethnic and regional diversities of the citizens.
What are the 4 main religions in South Africa?
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Without further ado, let us explore some of the notable religions in South Africa and their symbols.
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1.
Christianity
Christianity is the most dominant religion in South Africa in both rural and urban centres.
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The belief was first introduced by the Dutch and British during the apartheid era.
Besides, blacks, whites, and coloured South Africans practice the Christian faith.
Christians in the country are further segmented into various denominations as outlined below.
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Protestantism is the largest Christian denomination, with approximately36% of South Africanspracticing the faith.
However, the belief system is less common in the black community.
This religious denomination was first introduced in 1652 by settlers and gained massive popularity to date.
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The Zion Christian Church is regarded as the religion of the blacks in South Africa.
The Zion Christian faith was brought to SA by Engenas Lekganyane in 1916.
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Anglicans make up 3.8% of protestant Christians in South Africa.
Due to that, they were exiled from the church, forming a New Dutch Reformed Church.
Today, the Dutch Reformed Church is among the South African religions that support gayism.
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The Pentecostal/Charismatic and Methodist protestants make up 8.2% and 6.8% respectively.
Roman Catholicism is predominant among the Sotho, Xhosa, and Zulu tribes.
Islam in South Africa
Islamis a minor religion in South Africa.
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It was introduced by the Cape Malay slaves of the Dutch masters.
Today, approximately 1.5% of the total population in SA practice the Islamic faith.
Hinduism in South Africa
The indentured labourers first introduced the Hindu religion from the Indian subcontinent.
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Today, the religion is practiced all over the country butmostly in KwaZulu-Natal.
According to the 2001 census, around 1.1% of the country’s citizens claim to practice Hindusim.
This number is a drop from the 1.4% that embraced the faith in the 1996 census.
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4.
Judaism
Judaism emerged when Jewish astronomers and cartographers landed in South Africa.
Judaism is practiced by about 0.2% of the population.
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