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The United States has no established church and constitutionally guarantees religious free exercise, a framework that has allowed an unusually wide range of traditions to take root and often originate here, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Seventh-day Adventism and modern Pentecostalism. Protestant Christianity in its many denominations remains the largest religious grouping, alongside a substantial Roman Catholic population built up through successive waves of immigration, and significant Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu communities concentrated in different regions and cities. The country has also incubated major esoteric and New Age currents, from nineteenth century Spiritualism and Theosophy to twentieth century Neopaganism and channeling movements, many of which spread internationally from American origins. Indigenous nations across the country maintain their own distinct religious and ceremonial traditions, largely independent of the settler religious history described above.

Facts
Law and State
Establishment Status
No Establishment 3
The First Amendment of 1791 prohibits Congress from establishing a religion while guaranteeing free exercise, with extensive Supreme Court litigation continuing to define the boundary between permissible accommodation and prohibited establishment.
State Funding Mechanism
The United States has no state funding mechanism for religion at the federal level. The First Amendment's Establishment Clause, ratified 1791, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion", has been read since Everson v. Board of Education (1947) as barring direct government funding of religious institutions, though indirect and neutral mechanisms, tax exemption for religious property and organizations chief among them, remain in place nationwide. 4
Apostasy or Blasphemy Law
The United States has no federal blasphemy or apostasy law and none is constitutionally possible: the First Amendment bars Congress from establishing a religion or abridging speech, and the Fourteenth Amendment extends that bar to state and local government. In Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (1952) the Supreme Court struck down a New York statute banning "sacrilegious" films, holding that "it is not the business of government in our nation to suppress real or imagined attacks upon a particular religious doctrine, whether they appear in publications, speeches or motion pictures." Several states retained blasphemy statutes on their books into the twentieth century despite that ruling; the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down its own as unconstitutional as recently as 2010. No apostasy offense has ever existed in American law. Burning a religious text, publicly mocking a faith, or declaring apostasy from any religion are all protected speech; the outer limits of that protection are set by ordinary doctrines such as incitement and true threats, not by any religion-specific carve-out. 5
Registration or Recognition Regime
No government registration or permission is required for a religious group to organize, meet, worship or collect funds. The First Amendment forbids a law establishing or restricting religion, and a registration requirement conditioning a group's existence on state approval would itself run against that guarantee. A congregation may still seek voluntary state nonprofit incorporation and, separately, federal tax-exempt recognition under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3); both are optional civil-law conveniences for holding property, opening accounts and issuing deductible-donation receipts, never a precondition for existing or operating as a religious body. 3
Ban or Official Watchlist
The United States maintains no list of banned or officially watchlisted religious organizations. The First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause bars federal and state governments from prohibiting the free exercise of religion, and constitutional doctrine holds that government may not regulate religious belief itself or punish religiously motivated conduct out of disapproval of a particular religion or of religion in general. 6
Concordat Basis
The United States holds no concordat with the Holy See. Full diplomatic relations were established on 10 January 1984 under President Reagan, ending a gap that had lasted since 1870, but the relationship rests on an exchanged embassy and nunciature rather than a bilateral treaty. The First Amendment's bar on an establishment of religion forecloses the kind of church-state instrument a concordat is, so the absence follows directly from the country's own constitutional structure rather than from any lack of a formal relationship. 7
Geography
Latitude
37.1 degrees north 2
Approximate reference point, rounded to one decimal place; a country's extent has no single center, so this coordinate is conventional, not a survey measurement.
Longitude
95.7 degrees west 2
Approximate reference point, rounded to one decimal place; a country's extent has no single center, so this coordinate is conventional, not a survey measurement.
Status
Legal Status
The First Amendment (1791) prohibits Congress from establishing a religion while guaranteeing free exercise; extensive Supreme Court litigation continues to define the boundary between permissible accommodation and prohibited establishment. 3
Classification
State Funding of Religion
State Neutrality Among Religions 8
Demographics
Religious Composition
Protestant affiliation below half the population; Catholics the largest single denomination at around 20%; religiously unaffiliated around 28-30%; Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other communities each in the low single digits (Pew Research Center, Religious Composition of the World, 2010-2020). 1
Government
Capital
Washington, D.C. 2
Government Type
constitutional federal republic 2
Sovereignty Status
Sovereign UN member state 2
Established Year
1776 2
4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)
Government type (class)
Federal republic 2
Location
Location of United States Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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Religion and History in the United States

The United States is religiously diverse and historically Protestant-majority, though Protestant affiliation has fallen below half the population in recent decades, with Catholics forming the largest single denomination at around 20 percent, religiously unaffiliated Americans now roughly 28 to 30 percent, and Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other communities each in the low single digits, per estimates including Pew Research's Religious Composition of the World, 2010-2020 and its own extensive US-specific surveys.

Many of the original thirteen colonies were founded explicitly for religious purposes, including Puritan New England seeking to build a model Christian commonwealth and Catholic-founded Maryland and Quaker-founded Pennsylvania offering unusual, if limited, religious toleration for their era, and the First Amendment's 1791 establishment and free exercise clauses, prohibiting a national church while protecting individual religious practice, created a novel constitutional model that avoided the state-church arrangements common in contemporary Europe. American religious history has produced numerous homegrown new religious movements, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, Seventh-day Adventism and Pentecostalism, alongside recurring waves of religious revival known as the Great Awakenings that reshaped American Protestant life across the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The First Amendment and Church-State Separation Disputes

The First Amendment's religion clauses, prohibiting Congress from establishing a religion while guaranteeing free exercise, have generated extensive and ongoing constitutional litigation over where the line between permissible accommodation and prohibited establishment falls, addressed through evolving Supreme Court tests including the 1971 Lemon test, later narrowed, and a more recent history-and-tradition approach favored by the Court's current majority, applied in cases spanning school prayer, religious displays on public property, funding for religious schools and, especially since the 2010s, disputes over religious exemptions from anti-discrimination and healthcare mandate laws for businesses and institutions objecting on religious grounds, as in the Supreme Court's 2014 Hobby Lobby and 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop decisions.

The country's religious landscape has also shaped its politics directly, from the nineteenth-century abolitionist movement's substantial religious motivation to the twentieth-century civil rights movement's roots in Black church leadership under figures including Martin Luther King Jr, and more recently the rise of the religious right as a durable force in American conservative politics from the late 1970s onward, closely tied to evangelical Protestant mobilization around abortion, and, since 2022, the Supreme Court's reversal of the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

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California, Regions
Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for California
New York, Regions
Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for New York
North America, Regions
Source United Nations Statistics Division: UN M49 Standard country or area codes for statistical use: geographic regions
United States, Regions
Source United States (Wikipedia)

Associated With

American Civil War, Wars & Conflicts

Fought within the United States from 1861 to 1865; its dead were absorbed into a national civil religion of Decoration Day and the Gettysburg Address.

Source God's Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil WarGeorge C. Rable
Ananda Coomaraswamy, Historical Figures

Curator of Indian art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1917 until his death.

Source Coomaraswamy: His Life and WorkRoger Lipsey
Archdiocese of Boston 2003 Clergy Abuse Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Church Abuse Settlement FinalizedMeghan Dorney, The Boston Pilot
Archdiocese of Los Angeles 2007 Clergy Abuse Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source 660 Million Dollar Settlement in Priest AbusesJoe Mozingo and John Spano, Los Angeles Times
Archdiocese of Milwaukee 2015 Bankruptcy Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Judge Approves 21 Million Dollar Milwaukee Archdiocese Settlement
Archdiocese of Santa Fe Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Bankruptcy Court Confirms Archdiocese of Santa Fe Plan of Reorganization Settling Hundreds of Sexual Abuse Claims
Boston Globe Spotlight Investigation, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source The Boston Globe Spotlight Team's Investigation of Clergy Sexual AbuseThe Boston Globe Spotlight Team (Walter V. Robinson, Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Carroll)
Camden, Cities
Christianity, Religions

Protestant affiliation below half the population; Catholics the largest single denomination at around 20%.

Source Religious Composition of the World, 2010-2020Pew Research Center
Cold War, Wars & Conflicts

The United States framed the contest as the defence of faith, adding under God to the pledge and In God We Trust as the national motto.

Source Religion and the Cold WarDianne Kirby (editor)
Colorado Special Master Report on Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Covenant of the Goddess, Organizations

Covenant of the Goddess is a cross-traditional national Wiccan church formed in and registered in the United States.

Source Covenant Of The Goddess, IRS Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Dallas Charter, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (the Dallas Charter)United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Declaration of War Against Exploiters of Lakota Spirituality, Wars & Conflicts

The United States banned these ceremonies from 1883 and acknowledged the right to hold them only in 1978, which is the legal background the declaration answers.

Source God Is Red: A Native View of Religion, 30th anniversary editionVine Deloria Jr.
Diocese of Camden Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Diocese of Camden Chapter 11 Plan Confirmed by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Diocese of Duluth Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Duluth Diocese Concludes Bankruptcy
Diocese of Gallup Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Chapter 11 Settlement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
Diocese of Harrisburg Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Reorganization Information, Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
Diocese of Helena Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Judge Confirms Plan Settling Montana Clergy Sex-Abuse Claims
Diocese of New Ulm Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Judge Approves 34 Million Dollar Clergy Abuse Settlement with New Ulm Diocese
Diocese of Norwich Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source The Diocese of Norwich Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Confirmation of Reorganization Plan
Diocese of Rochester Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Judge Confirms Bankruptcy Plan for Rochester Diocese
Diocese of Rockville Centre Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Diocese of San Diego 2007 Clergy Abuse Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source San Diego Diocese to Pay 198M to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims by ClergyAssociated Press
Diocese of Syracuse Chapter 11 Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Judge to Approve Syracuse Diocese's $176M Bankruptcy Plan
Diocese of Wilmington 2011 Bankruptcy Settlement, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Del. Diocese Settles Priest Abuse Claims for 77M
Duluth, Cities
Feraferia, Organizations

Feraferia was founded by Frederick Fred Adams in Southern California, United States.

Source Margot Adler, Drawing Down the MoonMargot Adler
Gallup, Cities
Harrisburg, Cities
Helena, Cities
Illinois Attorney General Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
John Jay Report, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States, 1950-2002John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Kemetic Orthodoxy, Organizations

Kemetic Orthodoxy is a modern Kemetic reconstructionist religious organization founded in the United States in 1988.

Source Kemetic Orthodoxy: the faith and its practiceTamara L. Siudathe holders' own account
Maryland Attorney General Report on the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Massachusetts Attorney General Report on the Archdiocese of Boston, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source The Sexual Abuse of Children in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston: A Report by the Attorney GeneralThomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts
Mau Piailug, Historical Figures

He navigated Hokulea from Hawaii to Tahiti in 1976 without instruments, and afterwards taught the method to Hawaiian students.

Source Hawaiki Rising: Hokule'a, Nainoa Thompson, and the Hawaiian RenaissanceSam Low
Mexicayotl, Religions

The movement later spread from Mexico City into Chicano and Mexican-American communities in the United States.

Source Mexika.org, "The Pseudohistorical Origins of the Mexicayotl Movement," 2017
Milwaukee, Cities
Mircea Eliade, Historical Figures

He held the chair in the history of religions at Chicago from 1956 until his death in 1986.

Source Mircea Eliade: The Romanian Roots, 1907-1945Mac Linscott Ricketts
New Ulm, Cities
Norwich, Cities
Orthodox Union Special Commission Report on NCSY Misconduct, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Report 1 of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury (Pennsylvania)40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Rochester, Cities
Santa Fe, Cities
SBC Guidepost Report, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Report of the Independent Investigation, Sexual Abuse Task Force of the Southern Baptist Convention (the Guidepost Report)Guidepost Solutions LLC
Stregheria, Religions
Source Sabina Magliocco, Witching CultureSabina Magliocco
Syracuse, Cities
Vatican McCarrick Report, Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Source Report on the Holy See's Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930 to 2017)Secretariat of State, Holy See

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Conducted

Wounded Knee Massacre, Wars & Conflicts
Source The Last Days of the Sioux NationRobert M. Utley

Contains

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Organizations
Source American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Angelus Temple, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Ar nDraiocht Fein, Organizations
Source Wikipedia, "Ar nDraiocht Fein"Wikipedia contributors
Asatru Folk Assembly, Organizations
Source Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)
Ausar Auset Society, Organizations
Source Ausar Auset Society (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Azusa Street, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Balboa Park, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Bears Ears, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Custodians & Museums
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Blue Lake, Taos Pueblo, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Bollingen Foundation, Custodians & Museums
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Boston, Cities
Cahokia, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Cassadaga, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Catholic Charities USA, Organizations
Source Catholic Charities USA (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Catholic Relief Services, Organizations
Source Catholic Relief Services (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Chaco Canyon, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Chicago, Cities
Chi'chil Bildagoteel (Oak Flat), Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Christian Broadcasting Network, Organizations
Source Christian Broadcasting Network (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of Light, Organizations
Source Church of Light (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of Spiritual Technology, Organizations
Source Church of Spiritual Technology (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Organizations
Source Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye (Wikipedia)
Compassion International, Organizations
Source Compassion International (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Corus International, Organizations
Source Corus International (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Dook'o'oosliid (The San Francisco Peaks), Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Duluth, Cities
Source Duluth, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Eternal Word Television Network, Organizations
Source EWTN (Wikipedia)
Family Radio, Organizations
Source Family Radio (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Feraferia, Organizations
Source Feraferia (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Focus on the Family, Organizations
Source Focus on the Family (Wikipedia)
Habitat for Humanity International, Organizations
Source Habitat for Humanity (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Harrisburg, Cities
Source Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
He Sapa (The Black Hills), Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Hill Cumorah, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Hsi Lai Temple, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
International Orthodox Christian Charities, Organizations
Source International Orthodox Christian Charities (Wikipedia)
Islamic Center of Washington, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Jewish Federations of North America, Organizations
Source Jewish Federations of North America (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Custodians & Museums
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition
Kansas City, Cities
Kemetic Orthodoxy, Organizations
Source House of Netjer: Contacts and Clergy
Lakewood Church, Sacred Sites
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
Life.Church, Organizations
Source Life.Church (Wikipedia)
Lily Dale, Sacred Sites
Source Divinity Atlas Entity Records, First Edition

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Namesake Of

Berkelium, Periodic Elements

Berkelium is named for Berkeley, California. Made at Berkeley in 1949 and named for the town, by deliberate analogy with terbium and its village.

Source Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the ElementsJohn Emsley
Californium, Periodic Elements

Californium is named for the state of California and for the University of California. Made at Berkeley in 1950. The team noted that, unlike the earlier transuranics, this one had no chemical analogue to guide the name.

Source Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the ElementsJohn Emsley
Livermorium, Periodic Elements

Livermorium is named for Livermore, California. Named in 2012 for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which supplied the target material for the Dubna synthesis.

Source Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the ElementsJohn Emsley
Tennessine, Periodic Elements

Tennessine is named for the state of Tennessee. Named in 2016 for the Oak Ridge and Vanderbilt contribution. The ine ending marks it as a halogen, following astatine.

Source Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the ElementsJohn Emsley

Originated Here

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Organizations
Source American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Secret Societies
Source Scottish Rite (reference article)Wikipedia contributors
Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, Secret Societies
Source Dictionary of Gnosis and Western EsotericismWouter J. Hanegraaff (editor)
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Secret Societies
Source Encyclopedia of American ReligionsJ. Gordon Melton
Anglican Order of Preachers, Religious Orders
Source Wikipedia: Anglican Order of Preachers
Apache, Cultures
Ar nDraiocht Fein, Organizations
Ausar Auset Society, Organizations
Source Ausar Auset Society (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Religious Orders
Source Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (Wikipedia)
Branch Davidians, New Religious Movements
Source How the Millennium Comes Violently: From Jonestown to Heaven's GateCatherine Wessinger
Buddhafield, New Religious Movements

Buddhafield arose in the United States.

Source World Religions and Spirituality ProjectDavid G. Bromley (founding director) and the profile authors of record
Catholic Charities USA, Organizations
Source Catholic Charities USA (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Catholic Relief Services, Organizations
Source Catholic Relief Services (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Cayuga, Cultures
Source The Ordeal of the Longhouse: The Peoples of the Iroquois League in the Era of European ColonizationDaniel K. Richter
Christian Broadcasting Network, Organizations
Source Christian Broadcasting Network (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of All Worlds, New Religious Movements
Church of Light, Organizations
Source Church of Light (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of Scientology, New Religious Movements

Dianetics was published in the United States in 1950 and the church was incorporated there in 1953 and 1954.

Source The Church of Scientology: A History of a New ReligionHugh B. Urban
Church of Spiritual Technology, Organizations
Source Church of Spiritual Technology (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Organizations
Source Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye (Wikipedia)
Church of the SubGenius, New Religious Movements
Church Universal and Triumphant, New Religious Movements
Source World Religions and Spirituality ProjectDavid G. Bromley (founding director) and the profile authors of record
Compassion International, Organizations
Source Compassion International (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Covenant of the Goddess, Organizations
Source Margot Adler, Drawing Down the MoonMargot Adler
Darwin Day, Holidays & Festivals

A secular observance of Darwin's birthday promoted from the United States.

Eternal Word Television Network, Organizations
Source Eternal Word Television Network (Wikipedia)
Eye of Providence, Religious Symbols
Source The Eagle and the Shield: A History of the Great Seal of the United StatesRichard S. Patterson and Richardson Dougall
Family Radio, Organizations
Source Family Radio (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Fellowship of Friends, New Religious Movements

The Fellowship of Friends was founded in California, United States.

Source World Religions and Spirituality ProjectDavid G. Bromley (founding director) and the profile authors of record
Feraferia, Organizations
Source Feraferia (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Focus on the Family, Organizations
Source Focus on the Family (Wikipedia)
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, New Religious Movements
Source The Oxford Handbook of MormonismTerryl L. Givens and Philip L. Barlow (eds.)
George Whitefield (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 41.88(19)), Sacred Art & Iconography
Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access API: Metropolitan Museum of Art object record 855177
Green Corn Ceremony, Holidays & Festivals
Source Green Corn Ceremony (Wikipedia)
Habitat for Humanity International, Organizations
Source Habitat for Humanity International (Wikipedia)
Heaven's Gate, New Religious Movements
Source Heaven's Gate: America's UFO ReligionBenjamin E. Zeller
Hopi, Cultures
HumanLight, Holidays & Festivals

Devised by a New Jersey humanist group as a December observance.

Insight Meditation Society, Religious Orders
Source Insight Meditation Society (Wikipedia)
Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, Religious Orders
Source Wikipedia: Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart
International Orthodox Christian Charities, Organizations
Source International Orthodox Christian Charities (Wikipedia)
Jediism, New Religious Movements
Jewish Federations of North America, Organizations
Source Jewish Federations of North America (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Kabbalah Centre, New Religious Movements
Kemetic Orthodoxy, Organizations
Source Kemetic Orthodoxy: the faith and its practiceTamara L. Siudathe holders' own account
Lakota, Cultures
Life.Church, Organizations
Source Life.Church (Wikipedia)
Love Has Won, New Religious Movements

Love Has Won arose in the United States.

Source World Religions and Spirituality ProjectDavid G. Bromley (founding director) and the profile authors of record
Manson Family, New Religious Movements
Source Strange Gods: The Great American Cult ScareDavid G. Bromley and Anson D. Shupe
Maryknoll Sisters, Religious Orders
Source Wikipedia: Maryknoll Sisters

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Spread Events Here

The Church Issues The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Spread Events
Source The Family: A Proclamation to the World (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)the holders' own account
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lowers Its Minimum Missionary Age, Spread Events
Source President Thomas S. Monson Announced a Lower Age Requirement for Missionary Service (Church Newsroom)
The Cuban Revolution Scatters Santeria Into Exile, Spread Events
Source Santeria (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The Duquesne Weekend Launches the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Spread Events
Source Charismatic Renewal, Roman Catholicism in Western Pennsylvania (Duquesne University Library)
The ELCA Votes for Full Communion With the Moravian Church, Spread Events
Source ELCA Approves Full Communion With Moravian Church (WFN.org)
The Episcopal Church Separates From the Church of England, Spread Events

Seabury's own consecration took place at Aberdeen, Scotland, but the disestablishment and refounding this event describes is the American church's own; anchored to the United States.

Source The EpiscopaliansDavid Hein and Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr.
The First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Convenes in Philadelphia, Spread Events
Source First General Assembly of the PCUSA (Association of Religion Data Archives)
The General Conference Votes No on Regional Ordination Authority in San Antonio, Spread Events
Source Delegates Vote No on Women's Ordination (Inter-American Division)
The General Council Splits Pentecostalism Over the Trinity, Spread Events
Source Assemblies Of God USA (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The Global Methodist Church Forms In A Split Over Same-Sex Marriage, Spread Events

The dispute and the new denomination's formation centered on the United States-based United Methodist Church, though the Global Methodist Church also includes conferences outside the United States.

Source Global Methodist Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The Great Disappointment Sets Adventism's Course, Spread Events
Source Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The Latter-day Saints Are Established in Utah, Spread Events

The Salt Lake Valley, in what is now the United States, though the valley itself was Mexican territory, not yet a United States possession, at the moment of arrival in July 1847.

Source Brigham Young: Pioneer ProphetJohn G. Turner
The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Organizes in Chicago, Spread Events
Source Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (Wikipedia)
The Memphis Miracle Founds the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, Spread Events
Source History (Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America)
The Methodist Episcopal Church Adopts the Social Creed, Spread Events
Source The 1908 Social Creed of the Methodist Episcopal Church (General Board of Church and Society)
The Moravian Church Enters Full Communion With the Episcopal Church, Spread Events
Source Episcopal-Moravian Full Communion Celebration (Episcopal News Service)
The Moravians Found Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Spread Events
Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The Old Side and New Side Synods Reunite as the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, Spread Events
Source May 25: Old Side/New Side Reunion, 1758 (This Day in Presbyterian History, PCA Historical Center)
The Pilgrims And Puritans Establish Christianity In New England, Spread Events

Plymouth, 1620, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630, both in modern Massachusetts.

Source The New England Soul: Preaching and Religious Culture in Colonial New EnglandHarry S. Stout
The Presbyterian Church In America Reunites After 122 Years, Spread Events
Source Stories From GA: 1983 Reunion (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.))
The Reformed Church in America Releases Forty-Three Congregations to Form the Alliance of Reformed Churches, Spread Events
Source RCA General Synod 2021 News Summary (Reformed Church in America)
The Reverend Robert Hunt Holds the First Church of England Service at Jamestown, Spread Events
Source The Reverend Robert Hunt: The First Chaplain at Jamestown (National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne)National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne
The Russian Orthodox Mission Reaches Alaska, Spread Events

Kodiak Island, Alaska, mapped to the modern United States, though Alaska was Russian territory at the time of this mission. That is named honestly here rather than concealed by using the present day location.

Source Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two CenturiesSergei Kan
The Seventh-day Adventist Church Organizes In Battle Creek, Spread Events
Source Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
The St. George Utah Temple Is Dedicated, the Church's First Since Nauvoo, Spread Events
Source Five Things You Should Know about the St. George Utah Temple (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History Department
The Supreme Court Bars a Rastafarian Prisoner's Suit Over His Shaved Dreadlocks, Spread Events
Source Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety (SCOTUSblog)
The Supreme Court Strikes Down Hialeah's Ban On Santeria, Spread Events
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The U.S. had roughly 101 million religious nones in 2020, up 97% from a decade earlier.
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  • Originated Here: Kemetic Orthodoxy, Stored founding-origin property on this entity, cited to this source: Founded 1988, United States.
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  • Associated With: Feraferia
  • Originated Here: Covenant of the Goddess, Opening sentences of the entity description
    A cross-traditional national Wiccan church formed in the United States to secure legal standing and clergy credentialing for Witches and covens of any lineage, rather than one lineage's own organization.
Sabina Magliocco, Witching Culture
Sabina Magliocco, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004Associated With: Stregheria
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Metropolitan Museum of ArtOriginated Here: Pope Leo XIII, Roman States (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.350.206.126.39), Collection record: artist nationality
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"artistNationality": "American"
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access APIOriginated Here: George Whitefield (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 41.88(19)), Collection record: artist nationality
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"artistNationality": "American"
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Theosophical Society Pasadena (Wikipedia)
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    The Theosophical Society (Pasadena) is a branch of Theosophy based in Pasadena, California.
  • Originated Here: Theosophical Society Pasadena, Lead
    is a branch of Theosophy based in Pasadena, California
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Church of Light (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia
  • Contains: Church of Light, Introduction
    The Church of Light was incorporated November 2, 1932 in Los Angeles, California.
  • Originated Here: Church of Light, Lead
    was incorporated November 2, 1932 in Los Angeles, California
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Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye (Wikipedia)
Contains: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Introduction
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye (CLBA) is a Santería church in Hialeah, Florida.
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Relief Society (Wikipedia)
  • Contains: Relief Society, Introduction
    It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States, and has more than 7 million members in over 188 countries and territories.
  • Originated Here: Relief Society, Lead
    It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
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Life.Church (Wikipedia)
  • Contains: Life.Church, Introduction
    Life.Church (pronounced "Life Church", formerly known as LifeChurch.tv, Life Covenant Church, and Life Church) is an evangelical Christian multi-site megachurch based in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States.
  • Originated Here: Life.Church, Lead
    based in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
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Christian Broadcasting Network (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia, 2026
  • Contains: Christian Broadcasting Network, Introduction
    The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American Christian media production and distribution organization founded in 1960 by televangelist Pat Robertson.
  • Originated Here: Christian Broadcasting Network, Opening sentences of the entity description
    The first Christian television network established in the United States, founded by Pat Robertson in January 1960, first broadcasting October 1, 1961, and best known for its flagship program The 700 Club.
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Wikipedia, "Ar nDraiocht Fein"
Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaContains: Ar nDraiocht Fein, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Ar nDraiocht Fein, Introduction
Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship, Inc. (or ADF) is a non-profit religious organization based in the United States, dedicated to the study and further development of modern Druidry.
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Ausar Auset Society (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia
  • Contains: Ausar Auset Society, Introduction
    It is based in Brooklyn, New York, with chapters in several major cities in the United States as well as international chapters in London, England, Toronto, Canada, Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Originated Here: Ausar Auset Society, Lead
    It is based in Brooklyn, New York
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Orthodox Union (Wikipedia)
Contains: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Introduction
The Orthodox Union (OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States.
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International Orthodox Christian Charities (Wikipedia)
  • Contains: International Orthodox Christian Charities, Introduction
    International Orthodox Christian Charities, Inc. (or IOCC), based in Baltimore, Maryland, is the official international humanitarian agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America.
  • Originated Here: International Orthodox Christian Charities, Lead
    based in Baltimore, Maryland
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Focus on the Family (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Focus on the Family, Introduction
    Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is an American evangelical Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • Originated Here: Focus on the Family, Lead
    is an American evangelical Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Introduction
    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also known as Joint or JDC, is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City.
  • Originated Here: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Lead
    is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City
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Compassion International (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Compassion International, Introduction
    Compassion International is an American child sponsorship and Christian humanitarian aid organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that aims to positively influence the long-term development of children globally who live in poverty.
  • Originated Here: Compassion International, Lead
    is an American child sponsorship and Christian humanitarian aid organization
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Habitat for Humanity (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationContains: Habitat for Humanity International, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Habitat for Humanity International, Introduction
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is an American 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing.
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National Council of Churches (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation, 2026
  • Contains: National Council of Churches, Introduction
    The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States.
  • Originated Here: National Council of Churches, Lead
    is the largest ecumenical body in the United States
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Catholic Charities USA (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Catholic Charities USA, Introduction
    Catholic Charities USA is the national voluntary membership organization for Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States and its territories.
  • Originated Here: Catholic Charities USA, Lead
    national voluntary membership organization for Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States
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Catholic Relief Services (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Catholic Relief Services, Introduction
    Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
  • Originated Here: Catholic Relief Services, Lead
    is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States
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Jewish Federations of North America (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Jewish Federations of North America, Introduction
    The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing 141 local Federations and over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute o
  • Originated Here: Jewish Federations of North America, Lead
    is an American Jewish umbrella organization
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EWTN (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Eternal Word Television Network, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Eternal Word Television Network, Introduction
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock and commercial-free Catholic programming.
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Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Asatru Folk Assembly, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Asatru Folk Assembly, Introduction
The Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) is an international Heathen organization based in the United States.
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Family Radio (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia
  • Contains: Family Radio, Introduction
    Family Radio is a non-profit Christian radio network based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
  • Originated Here: Family Radio, Lead
    based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Feraferia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia
  • Contains: Feraferia, Introduction
    Feraferia is a Neopagan religion with a community that began in Southern California and now spans the United States and parts of Europe.
  • Originated Here: Feraferia, Lead
    began in Southern California and now spans the United States
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Church of Spiritual Technology (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Contains: Church of Spiritual Technology, Introduction
    The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated in 1982, which owns all the copyrights of the estate of L. Ron Hubbard and licenses their use.
  • Originated Here: Church of Spiritual Technology, Lead
    is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
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Corus International (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationContains: Corus International, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Corus International, Introduction
Corus International is a global non-profit and social enterprise organization headquartered in Washington, D.C..
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Religions for Peace (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation, 2026Contains: Religions for Peace, Introduction
Quote, Contains: Religions for Peace, Introduction
The International Secretariat's headquarters is in New York City, with regional conferences in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
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Roots and Shoots: Theosophy in the United States
Dorothy Bell, Theosophical Society in AmericaOriginated Here: Theosophical Society, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: New York City, New York, United StatesView the Source
Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism
Wouter J. Hanegraaff (editor), Brill, 2005Originated Here: Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: New York City, New York, United States
Encyclopedia of American Religions
J. Gordon Melton, Gale, 2009
  • Originated Here: Skull and Bones, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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  • Originated Here: York Rite, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: England and the United States
  • Originated Here: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: New York City, United States
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Scottish Rite (reference article)
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New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought
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How the Millennium Comes Violently: From Jonestown to Heaven's Gate
Catherine Wessinger, Seven Bridges Press, 2000
  • Originated Here: Peoples Temple, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Originated Here: Branch Davidians, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Waco, Texas, United States
Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion
Benjamin E. Zeller, New York University Press, 2014Originated Here: Heaven's Gate, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Houston, Texas, United States
Strange Gods: The Great American Cult Scare
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World Religions and Spirituality Project
David G. Bromley (founding director) and the profile authors of record, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010
  • Originated Here: The Family International, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Huntington Beach, California, United States
  • Originated Here: NXIVM, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Albany, New York, United States
  • Originated Here: Twelve Tribes, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
  • Originated Here: Church Universal and Triumphant, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Washington, D.C., United States
  • Originated Here: Synanon, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Santa Monica, California, United States
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The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism
Terryl L. Givens and Philip L. Barlow (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2015Originated Here: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Short Creek (Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah), United StatesView the Source
The Nuwaubian Nation: Black Spirituality and State Control
Susan J. Palmer, Ashgate, 2010Originated Here: Nuwaubian Nation, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Brooklyn, New York, United States
The Sullivan Institute/Fourth Wall Community: The Relationship of Radical Individualism and Authoritarianism
Amy B. Siskind, Praeger, 2003Originated Here: Sullivan Institute, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: New York City, United States
The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
James R. Lewis (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2004Originated Here: Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Yelm, Washington, United States
The Eagle and the Shield: A History of the Great Seal of the United States
Richard S. Patterson and Richardson Dougall, US Department of State, 1978Originated Here: Eye of Providence, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: The United States, for the Great Seal device of 1782
Wikipedia, "The Troth"
Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaOriginated Here: The Troth, Stored founding-origin property on this entity, cited to this source: Founded 1987 as the Ring of Troth, United States.View the Source
Zarathushtrian Assembly, "About Us"
Zarathushtrian Assembly, Zarathushtrian AssemblyOriginated Here: Zarathushtrian Assembly, Stored founding-origin property on this entity, cited to this source: Founded 1990, Los Angeles, California, United States.View the Source
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOriginated Here: Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesView the Source
United States (Wikipedia)
Ancient and Historical Regions: United States, Introduction
Quote, Ancient and Historical Regions: United States, Introduction
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Radical Faeries (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOriginated Here: Radical Faeries, Opening sentences of the entity description
Quote, Originated Here: Radical Faeries, Opening sentences of the entity description
The movement began during the 1970s sexual revolution among gay men in the United States, and the gay activists Harry Hay, Mitch Walker, Don Kilhefner and John Burnside organized the first Spiritual Conference for Radical Faeries in September 1979.
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Wikipedia: Anglican Order of Preachers
WikipediaOriginated Here: Anglican Order of Preachers, Opening sentences of the entity description
Quote, Originated Here: Anglican Order of Preachers, Opening sentences of the entity description
The Anglican Order of Preachers, sometimes called Dominicans, is an Anglican religious order founded in the United States in the late 1990s by Episcopal priest Jeffery Mackey, who traced its spiritual heritage to the thirteenth century Catholic priest Dominic de Guzman while stating that the order has no official ties to the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers Dominic founded.
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Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Opening sentences of the entity description
Quote, Originated Here: Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Opening sentences of the entity description
Guerin and her five companion sisters departed from the Sisters of Providence of Ruille-sur-Loir, France, at the invitation of the Bishop of Vincennes to establish a religious community in the United States.
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Moorish Science Temple of America - Wikipedia
Originated Here: Moorish Science Temple of America, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Moorish Science Temple of America, Lead
is an American national and religious organization founded by Noble Drew Ali
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Wikipedia: Maryknoll Sisters
WikipediaOriginated Here: Maryknoll Sisters, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Maryknoll Sisters, Lead
founded in the village of Ossining, Westchester County, New York, in 1912
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Wikipedia: Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart
WikipediaOriginated Here: Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, Lead
founded in 1890 in Baltimore, Maryland
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Wikipedia: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke
WikipediaOriginated Here: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Lead
Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892
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Insight Meditation Society (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Insight Meditation Society, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Insight Meditation Society, Lead
located in Barre, Massachusetts
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Religious Sisters of Mercy (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Religious Sisters of Mercy, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Religious Sisters of Mercy, Lead
The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan is a religious institute of pontifical right
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Pioneer Day (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Pioneer Day, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Pioneer Day, Lead
celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah
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San Francisco Zen Center (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: San Francisco Zen Center, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: San Francisco Zen Center, Lead
in the San Francisco Bay area
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Wikipedia: Baruch Lanner
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia, 2026Originated Here: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Lead
is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States
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Habitat for Humanity International (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Habitat for Humanity International, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Habitat for Humanity International, Lead
is an American 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization
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Eternal Word Television Network (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Eternal Word Television Network, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: Eternal Word Television Network, Lead
is an American basic cable television network
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The Salem Witch Trials (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: The Salem Witch Trials, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: The Salem Witch Trials, Lead
prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
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The Scopes Trial (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: The Scopes Trial, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: The Scopes Trial, Lead
was an American legal case
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The Second Great Awakening (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: The Second Great Awakening, Lead
Quote, Originated Here: The Second Great Awakening, Lead
a religious revival during the late 18th and early 19th century in the United States
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Lead section
Quote, Originated Here: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Lead section
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye (CLBA) is a Santería church in Hialeah, Florida.
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United Nations Statistics Division: UN M49 Standard country or area codes for statistical use: geographic regions
United Nations Statistics DivisionAncient and Historical Regions: North America, Geographic regions table, Northern America
Quote, Ancient and Historical Regions: North America, Geographic regions table, Northern America
Northern America 021 Bermuda 060 BMU Canada 124 CAN Greenland 304 GRL Saint Pierre and Miquelon 666 SPM United States of America 840 USA Antarctica 010 ATA
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Contains: Harrisburg, Lead
Quote, Contains: Harrisburg, Lead
Harrisburg ( HARR-iss-burg; Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the U.S.
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Milwaukee (Wikipedia)
Contains: Milwaukee, Lead
Quote, Contains: Milwaukee, Lead
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S.
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Duluth, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Contains: Duluth, Lead
Quote, Contains: Duluth, Lead
Duluth ( də-LOOTH) is a port city in the U.S.
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GeoNames: GeoNames search results for California
GeoNamesAncient and Historical Regions: California, Search results, matching entry
Quote, Ancient and Historical Regions: California, Search results, matching entry
Southern California 34.68743 -116.78467 United States, California region
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GeoNames: GeoNames search results for New York
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New York Aebura,Bandar Raya New York,Big Apple,Cathair Nua-Eabhrac,City of New York,Eabhraig Nuadh,Efrog Newy... 40.7142691 -74.0059729 United States, New York populated place
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Samaritan's Purse: Fact Sheet: Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's PurseContains: Samaritan's Purse, Fact sheet
Quote, Contains: Samaritan's Purse, Fact sheet
With headquarters in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse has affiliate offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Korea; field offices in 15 countries; and ministry partners in more than 100 countries.
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The Troth: Our Organization
The TrothContains: The Troth, Our organization
Quote, Contains: The Troth, Our organization
The Troth is an international Heathen organization based in the United States and is a non-profit corporation registered in the state of Texas.
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House of Netjer: Contacts and Clergy
House of NetjerContains: Kemetic Orthodoxy, Contacts
Quote, Contains: Kemetic Orthodoxy, Contacts
Glenview, IL 60025 USA
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Green Corn Ceremony (Wikipedia)
Originated Here: Green Corn Ceremony, Lead paragraph, originated-in
Quote, Originated Here: Green Corn Ceremony, Lead paragraph, originated-in
The Green Corn Ceremony (Busk) is an annual ceremony practiced among various Native American peoples associated with the beginning of the yearly corn harvest.
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Rabbinical Assembly: Rabbinical Assembly History
Rabbinical AssemblyOriginated Here: Rabbinical Assembly, RA History, entry for 1901
Quote, Originated Here: Rabbinical Assembly, RA History, entry for 1901
1901 The RA is founded on June 17 in Philadelphia as the Alumni Association of the Jewish Theological Seminary, with Henry M. Speaker, principal of Gratz College, as president.
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