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{{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}} | }} 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=== ===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. 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] {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Places]] -> [[Americas]] -> [[USA]] [[Category:United States of America]]LOL INTERNET
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