How many different religions are practiced in America?

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Answer 1

300 million, although 50-80 percent use the same label to describe themselves, each actually have different interpretatinos to one degree or another.

Answer 2

Well likely in short America is a melting pot, and if theres a religion, likely there is at least 1 person out of 300 million and growing to be practicing it. Some are even creating new religions as we speak so its hard to list or name the ones outside the big mainstream religions like Christianity, Islam, Judaisim, Buddhism, and the atheist.

Heres a list on wikipedia of religions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions

Answer 3

Religion is a significant part of the culture of the United States. The U.S. is considered one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world, with over one-hundred different religions or denominations. The United States is also one of the most religious of those countries considered to be "developed nations." According to a 2002 survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, the U.S. was the only developed nation in the survey where a majority of citizens reported that religion plays a "very important" role in their lives.[1].

Most Americans adhere to Christianity. According to the 2001 American Religious Identification Survey (discussed below), 80% of the U.S. is Christian and 15% do not adhere to a religion. Other religions comprise 5% of the U.S. population. According to the CIA World Factbook, the U.S. is 78% Christian and 10% no religion, while other religions comprise 12% of the U.S. population. In descending order, the largest identified religious groups are Protestant (52%); Roman Catholic (24%); Mormon (2%); Buddhist (2%); Jewish (1%); and Muslim (1%).[citation needed]

The United States was one of the first countries in Western civilization to have a separation of church and state. Modeling the provisions concerning religion in United States Constitution after the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom the framers ended up rejecting any religious test for office, and the First amendment specifically denied the central government any power to establish religion. While these measures were partly influenced by Enlightenment ideals they also reflected the pragmatic concerns of minority religious groups who did not want to be under the power or influence of a state church that did not represent them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_America

Answer 4

I believe it's about 45. Here's a great link for information on all different faiths.

www.religioustolerance.org