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Religion in Papua New Guinea is predominantly Christian, with traditional animism and ancestor worship still found in some places. The courts and government in both theory and practice uphold a constitutional right to freedom of speech, thought, and belief. A large majority of Papua New Guineans identify themselves as members of a Christian church (96% in the 2000 census); however, many combine their Christian faith with traditional indigenous beliefs and practices.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = 2006-03-23 )〕 Other religions represented in the country include the Bahá'í faith and Islam.〔http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71354.htm〕 The 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom by the United States Department of State states that religious participations in the country are relatively peaceful and no reports of conflict are being reported. Public schools host a religious subject once per week and representatives of Christian churches teach the lessons, and the students attend the class operated by the church of their parents' choice. Children whose parents do not wish them to attend the classes are excused. Members of non-Christian religious groups are not numerous, and they use family and group gatherings before and after school for religious lessons.〔(2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - Refworld )〕 ==Christianity== The 2000 census percentages were as follows: *Roman Catholic Church (27.0%) *Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (19.5%) *United Church (11.5%) *Seventh-day Adventist Church (10.0%) *Pentecostal (8.6%) *Evangelical Alliance (5.2%) *Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (3.2%) *Baptist (0.5%) *Salvation Army (0.2%) *Other Christian (10%) *Jehovah's Witnesses (0.4%) *Church of Christ (0.4%)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = 2006-03-23 )〕 Iglesia Ni Cristo, a Philippine base Christian church had already sets its foot in the country. In 2010, emerging Christian denominations include the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Members Church of God International. The Papua New Guinea Council of Churches members are: *Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea *Gutnius Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) *Union Baptist *Roman Catholic Church *Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea *United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands *Salvation Army There are also a number of parachurch organizations: *The Summer Institute of Linguistics is a missionary institution drawing its support from conservative evangelical Protestant churches in the United States and to a lesser extent Australia; it translates the Bible into local languages and conducts extensive linguistic research. *Young Women's Christian Association 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Religion in Papua New Guinea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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