Religion of Georgia

As with the rest of the South, Georgia is highly religious, with the predominant religion in the state being Christianity. In fact, 85% of Georgians are Christians with 76% of those being Protestant, 8% Catholic and 1% designated as Other; 13% of the population have no religion and 2% are of a religion other than Christianity. Georgia is home to several historic religious sites. Among them are Congregation Mickve Israel,[11] located in Savannah, Georgia; Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia;[12] Kiokee Baptist Church located in Appling, Georgia; Shrine of the Black Madonna of Atlanta;and Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia.

The state is also the home of four prominent religious seminaries.[citation needed] They are the Candler School of Theology, a part of Emory University in Atlanta;[16] Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia; the Interdenominational Theological Center of Atlanta; and the Luther Rice University in Lithonia, Georgia


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