Religions
| Population by religion, Canada and BC (2001 Census) |
Canada | B.C. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | |
| Total population | 29,639,035 | 3,868,875 | ||
| No religious affiliation | 4,900,090 | 17% | 1,388,300 | 36% |
| Protestant | 8,654,850 | 29% | 1,213,295 | 31% |
| Catholic | 12,936,905 | 44% | 675,320 | 17% |
| Christian not included elsewhere | 780,450 | 3% | 200,345 | 5% |
| Sikh | 278,410 | 1% | 135,310 | 3% |
| Buddhist | 300,345 | 1% | 85,540 | 2% |
| Muslim | 579,640 | 2% | 56,220 | 1% |
| Christian Orthodox | 479,620 | 2% | 35,655 | 1% |
| Hindu | 297,200 | 1% | 31,500 | 1% |
| Jewish | 329,995 | 1% | 21,230 | 1% |
| Eastern religions | 37,550 | 0% | 9,970 | 0% |
| Other religions | 63,975 | 0% | 16,205 | 0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo30c.htm |
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“All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organisation. For the latter makes use of violence, the former—of the corruption of the will.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
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—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
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—Emile Durkheim (1858–1917)