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[[Zambia]] is officially a [[Christian]] nation according to the 1996 constitution,<ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/3713564/Constitution-of-Zambia-1991Amended-to-1996</ref> but a wide variety of religious traditions exist. Traditional religious thought blends easily with Christian beliefs in many of the country's [[syncretism|syncretic]] churches. Christian denominations include: [[Presbyterianism]], [[Roman Catholicism in Zambia|Roman Catholic]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], [[New Apostolic Church]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], [[Branhamism]], and a variety of [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] denominations. These grew, adjusted and prospered from the original missionary settlements ([[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and Catholicism in the east from [[Mozambique]]) and Anglicanism (English and Scottish influences) from the south. Except for some technical positions (e.g. physicians), western missionary roles have been assumed by native believers. After [[Frederick Chiluba]] (a Pentecostal Christian) became President in 1991, Pentecostal congregations expanded considerably around the country.<ref name="pentecostal">{{cite paper| author=Matthew Steel| title=Pentecostalism in Zambia : Power, Authority and the Overcomers| version=MSc Dissertation| publisher=University of Wales| year=2005}}</ref> |
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Zambian-born [[archbishop]] [[Emmanuel Milingo]] was a retired bishop until he left to marry Maria Sung, a 43-year-old Korean acupuncturist, at a ceremony officiated by controversial [[Unification Church]] founder Rev. [[Sun Myung Moon]] in New York (May, 2001). He was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church in September, 2006 for conducting a [[consecration]] of 4 married men as bishops. |
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Approximately 1% of the population are [[Islam in Zambia|Muslims]] with most living in urban areas.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010/148728.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2010 - Zambia]</ref> The vast mjority of [[Islam in Zambia|Muslims in Zambia]] are [[Sunni]]. [[Ismaili]] Shia community is also present. About 500 people belong to the [[Ahmadiyya]] sect in [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sbElAQAAIAAJ&q&dq&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pYw4U-DwBKKt0QWB1oH4DA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA|title=Some basics of religious education in Zambia|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref> There is also a small [[Jewish]] community, composed mostly of [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazis]]. Notable Jewish Zambians have included [[Simon Zukas]], retired Minister, MP and a member of [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] and earlier on the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy|MMD]] and [[United National Independence Party]]. Additionally, the economist [[Stanley Fischer]], currently the governor of the [[Bank of Israel]] and formerly head of the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] also was born and partially raised in Zambia's Jewish community. [[Ismaili]] Muslim, [[Hindu]] and [[Sikh]] communities exist owing to the [[India]]n and [[Pakistan]]i [[Non-Resident Indian|diasporic community]] in Zambia. The [[Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'í]] population of Zambia is over 160,000,<ref name="adherents">{{cite web| url=http://adherents.com/largecom/com_bahai.html| title=The Largest Baha'i Communities| author=Adherents.com| accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref> or 1.5% of the population. The William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation<ref name="dlp">{{cite web| url=http://www.devlp.com/dla.html#masetlha| title=About DLP| author=DL Publicaciones| accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref> run by the Baha'i community is particularly active in areas such as literacy and primary health care. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Church of the Province of Central Africa]] (Anglican) |
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*[[History of Christianity in Zambia]] |
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*[[Hinduism in Zambia]] |
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*[[Islam in Zambia]] |
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*[[Roman Catholicism in Zambia]] |
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==References== |
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{{Africa religion}} |
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[[Category:Zambian society]] |
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[[Category:Zambian culture]] |
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