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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Mennonite Church	Massachusetts	252	0.00%	4 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 162. [Listed as 'Mennonite Church.']
Methodist	Massachusetts	-	0.20%	1 unit	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433.
Methodist	Massachusetts	-	0.04%	1 unit	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433. Denominational % (0.2%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 22%.
Methodist	Massachusetts	-	5.00%	-	-	1850	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 252-288.	Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. "
Methodist	Massachusetts	-	2.40%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Moksha Foundation	Massachusetts	-	-	2 units	-	1999	LINK Moksha Foundation official web site; web page: "What is Moksha?/Moksha Foundation " (viewed 22 July 1999).	"Based in Lenox, Massachusetts, Moksha Foundation centers... also... in London, Boston, Amsterdam, Cologne [Germany], Sydney [Australia] and in Rishikesh, India. "
National Spiritual Alliance of the U.S.A.	Massachusetts	-	-	-	-	1981	Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 713.	"Most [Spiritualist] churches are independent... but various associations exist. The National Spiritualist Alliance of the U.S.A. (founded in 1913) has headquarters in Lake Pleasant, Massachusetts... "
Native Americans	Massachusetts	12,241	0.20%	-	-	1990	Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993), pg. 18-19.	Table: "Indian population in each of the 50 states... "; From 1990 U.S. Census: figures include "Indian & Alaska Native Population [both Aleut and Eskimo].
Nazism	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1992	Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch]	Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 " Neo-Nazi groups.
Neo-Paganism	Massachusetts	15,200	-	-	-	1992	Berger, Helen A. A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press (1999), pg. 9-10.	Table: "Distribution of Neo-Pagans Participating in Neo-Pagan Census in U.S. "; Cols: State; Number [of Census participants]; % [of particpants]; Pg. xvi: "[Received] more than 2,000 responses... survey was distributed through Wiccan & Neo-Pagan organizations..., published in journals,.. Internet [&] at festivals. [unable] to guarantee that the survey was randomly distributed. "; Pg. 10: "...actual % by state are at best an approximation. "; Raw number presented here based on state % from this table, as a portion of estimated 200,000 [1992] U.S. total (pg. 9).; Massachusetts %: 7.6
New Kadampa Tradition	Massachusetts	-	-	2 units	-	1999	LINK official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999).	counted listings on directory.
Nonreligious	Massachusetts	-	7.30%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Occidental Orthodox Parishes, Association of	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1984	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 116.	"Membership: In 1984 the Association had 5 parishes (New York City; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago; Dorchester, MA; and Fullerton, CA) and a monastery in Jacksonville, Florida. "
Old Catholic Church-Utrecht Succession	Massachusetts	-	-	4 units	-	1991	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 83.	"Old Catholic Church-Utrecht Succession... is headquartered in Boston, and parishes are located in Denver, Colorado; Orlando, Florida; Pennsylvania; California; Texas; and several locations in Massachusetts... Membership: In 1988, the church reported approximately 900 members in nine congregations. "
Orthodox (Eastern Christian)	Massachusetts	-	0.60%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Orthodox Church in America	Massachusetts	-	-	9 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Orthodox Church in America.']
other	Massachusetts	-	3.00%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433. "Other " includes "Separatist and Independent, Dunker, Mennonite, Huguenot, Sandemanian, and Jewish ".
other	Massachusetts	-	0.66%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433; "Other " includes "Separatist and Independent, Dunker, Mennonite, Huguenot, Sandemanian, and Jewish ". Denominational % (3%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 22%.
Pentecostal	Massachusetts	-	0.40%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Pentecostal Church of God	Massachusetts	50	0.00%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 19. [Listed as 'Pentecostal Church of God.']
Plymouth Brethren	Massachusetts	1,275	0.02%	16 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 835. [Listed as 'Christian (Plymouth) Brethren.']
Presbyterian	Massachusetts	-	3.00%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433.
Presbyterian	Massachusetts	-	0.66%	13 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433. Denominational % (3%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 22%.
Presbyterian	Massachusetts	-	0.30%	-	-	1850	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 252-288.	Table A.2: "Denominational Adherents per 1,000 Population, 1850 "; "The adherence rates were estimated from Bureau of the Census (1854) reports on the number of churches, the seating capacity of churches & the value of church property. "
Presbyterian	Massachusetts	-	0.80%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Massachusetts	5,608	0.09%	33 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,623. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).']
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Massachusetts	4,180	0.07%	32 units	-	1995	LINK official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census]	Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1995 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations "
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Massachusetts	4,331	0.07%	32 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web page: Comparative Statistics; [original source for states pop. data: U.S. Bureau of the Census]	Table: "PCUSA Membership by State/Territory -- 1997 "; Columns: "Number of Members ", "Members as a Percent of State Population " and "Number of Congregations "
Presbyterian Church in America	Massachusetts	189	0.00%	3 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 135. [Listed as 'Presbyterian Church in America.']
Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A.	Massachusetts	650	0.01%	8 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 464. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..']
Protestant - no denomination supplied	Massachusetts	-	9.70%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Puritans	Massachusetts	-	-	-	-	1631	Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998), pg. 5.	"Roger Williams... sailed to America in 1631 to get away from the state-sponsored religion in England. He expected more religious freedomin America, but when he arrived in Massachusetts, the Puritans had established an official church and demanded strict obedience to it... "
Quaker	Massachusetts	-	4.20%	18 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433.
Quaker	Massachusetts	-	0.92%	18 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 433. Denominational % (4.2%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 22%.
Quaker	Massachusetts	2,398	0.04%	36 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,961. [Listed as 'Friends.']
Ramakrishna Order	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK official organization web site	Counted from "Ramakrishna Order Centers in the West " list
Reformed Church in America	Massachusetts	166	0.00%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 79. [Listed as 'Reformed Church in America.']
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Massachusetts	-	-	4 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (1998)	Counted listings in directory of parishes.
Salvation Army	Massachusetts	2,609	0.04%	29 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,322. [Listed as 'Salvation Army.']
Salvation Army - Scandinavian corps	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1980	McKinley, Edward H. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America, 1880-1980. San Francisco: Harper & Row (1980), pg. 203.	"The Eastern territory has 8 'Scandinavian' corps.; in five of them--New York Central Citadel on East Fifty-second Street; Worcester, Massachusetts, Quinsigamond Corps; Brooklyn Bay Ridge and Jameston Temple in New York--the Swedish language is still frequently used in services... The remaining four corps are Erie Temple, Pennsylvania; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford Temple and New Britain, Connecticut. "
Scientology	Massachusetts	-	-	5 units	-	1993	LINK linked to Brett Achorn's OPPOSING VIEW web site "Hard Data on Scientology " (1998)	Organization count based on very detailed analysis of incorporations, creations, closures, etc.
Scientology	Massachusetts	-	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations "	Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. (1) Church of Scientology Mission of Merrimack Valley, 142 Primrose St., Haverhill, MA 01830; [directory link] (2) Church of Scientology Mission of Watertown, 313 Common St. #2, Watertown, MA. 02172; [directory link] (3) Church of Scientology of Boston, 448 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02115
Separatists	Massachusetts	-	-	-	-	1620	Cohen, Daniel. Cults. Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press (1994), pg. 21.	"In many ways the history of America was shaped by the actions of groups that could legitimately be defined as cults. The people who called themselves the Pilgrims, who came from Europe aboard the Mayflower and landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1620, were a small, radical religious group better known as the Separatists. In the eyes of their contemporaries these Separatists were religious fanatics who fled their homeland to the wilderness so they could practice their own peculiar brand of religion away from the temptations of civilization. "
Separatists	Massachusetts	102	-	-	-	1620	Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996), pg. 347-348.	"Puritans. Some membes of the Church of England felt the English Reformation did not go far enough toward purging the ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church... A small group of radical Puritans insisted on disassociating themselves from the Church of England altogether. Few in number, these Separatists were punished by the Crown and even criticized by some Puritan preachers. In 1620, a group of 102 Separatists known as the Pilgrim Fathers left for America to create a new England and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. "
Seventh-day Adventist	Massachusetts	12,862	0.21%	65 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 10,524. [Listed as 'Seventh-Day Adventists.']
Seventh-day Adventist	Massachusetts	-	0.10%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
Shakers	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1925	Andryszewski, Tricia. Communities of the Faithful: American Religious Movements Outside the Mainstream. Bookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press (1997), pg. 38.	"By 1925, only six Shaker villages remained: the original settlement near Albany [New York] (by this time known as Watervliet) and the settlements at New Lebanon [New York]; Hancock [Massachusetts]; Canterbury, New Hampshire; Alfred, Maine; and Sabbathday Lake, Maine. "
Shakers	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1946	Williams, Jean Kinney. The Shakers. Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts (1997), pg. 93.	"In 1947, New Lebanon [New York], now known as Mount Lebanon, closed, its sisters moving to Hancock, Massachusetts. The Great Depression of the 1930s hastened the difficult situation of the sect, and Canterbury in New Hampshire and Sabbathday Lake [Maine] were the only other remaining Shaker villages. "
Shakers	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1947	Williams, Jean Kinney. The Shakers. Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts (1997), pg. 93.	"In 1947, New Lebanon [New York], now known as Mount Lebanon, closed, its sisters moving to Hancock, Massachusetts. The Great Depression of the 1930s hastened the difficult situation of the sect, and Canterbury in New Hampshire and Sabbathday Lake [Maine] were the only other remaining Shaker villages. "
Skinheads	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1992	Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch]	Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 " Skinhead groups.
Southern Baptist Convention	Massachusetts	9,978	0.17%	46 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 8,261.
Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch	Massachusetts	1,400	0.02%	2 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (Archdiocese of The U.S.A. and Canada).']
Theosophical Society	Massachusetts	-	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK web site: "Theosophical Society "	official organization directory
Unitarian	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1785	Bishop, Peter & Michael Darton (editors). The Encyclopedia of World Faiths: An Illustrated Survey of the World's Living Faiths. New York: Facts on File Publications (1987), pg. 136.	"In the USA, the first Unitarian congregation -- at King's Chapel, Boston (1785) -- had an Anglican background... "
Unitarian	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1785	Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973), pg. 29-30.	"Unitarianism in America arose indigenously in the late 18th century. The first specifically Unitarian church appeared when the oldest Episcopal church in New England, King's Chapel in Boston, adopted the Unitarian position in 1785, under the leadership of James Freeman. "
Unitarian	Massachusetts	-	-	-	-	1819	Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998), pg. 51.	"Unitarians... William Ellery Channing stood up to preach one wintry day in 1819... For the last few years, people in New England had been arguing about whether Jesus as God and how much humans had to rely on God. Channing told the congregation... Though many people rejected Channings ideas at first, eventually many of Massachusetts's oldest churches converted to Unitarianism... Illustration: The First Church of Christ, Unitarian, in Lancaster, Massachusetts... "
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Massachusetts	35,787	0.59%	153 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 26,525. [Listed as 'Unitarian Universalist Association.']
Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist	Massachusetts	-	0.80%	-	-	1990	Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993), pg. 88-93.	Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York.
United Church of Christ	Massachusetts	135,983	2.26%	437 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 111,366. [Listed as 'United Church of Christ.']
United Church of God	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK official organization web site	Counted the churches in their listing.
United Methodist Church	Massachusetts	71,858	1.19%	246 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 58,929. [Listed as 'United Methodist Church.']
Unity Church	Massachusetts	-	-	8 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (viewed 1998)	Counted the churches in their directory.
Urantia Book Readers, Fellowship of	Massachusetts	-	-	6 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web site (1998)	directory: "1996-1997 International Study Group Directory for readers of The Urantia Book "
Vipassana Meditation Centers	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1999	LINK web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in North America " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999)	Centers listed in directory: Massachusetts; California; Texas; Pacific Northwest (Ethel, Wash); British Columbia, Canada
Wesleyan Church	Massachusetts	232	0.00%	2 units	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 76. [Listed as 'The Wesleyan Church.']
white supremacist groups	Massachusetts	-	-	3 units	-	1992	Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch]	Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 " Klan, Nazi, Skinheads and/or Other.
white supremacist groups - other	Massachusetts	-	-	1 unit	-	1992	Thompson, S. E. Hate Groups. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books (1994), pg. 30. [Source: Klanwatch]	Map: "White Supremacist Groups in the U.S. in 1992 "; 'Other' (Not Klan, Skinhead or Nazi)
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Massachusetts	128	0.00%	1 unit	-	1990	Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.	By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 94. [Listed as 'Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.']
Arab	Massachusetts: Boston	100,000	-	-	-	1998	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 48.	"Boston, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles all have Arab American populations of more than 100,000. " [This is an ethnicity, not a religion.]
Armenian	Massachusetts: Boston	50,000	-	-	-	1998	Kasbarian, Lucine. Armenia: A Rugged Land, An Enduring People (series: 'Discovering Our Heritage'). Parsippany, NJ: Dillon Press (1998), pg. 139-141.	"The third largest [U.S. Armenian] community is in the greater Boston area, where about 50,000 Armenians live. Watertown, Massachusetts, is home to many Armenian institutions, including the Armenian Library and Museum of America, which houses many artifacts and family heirlooms such as coins, rugs, and costumes. "
Christian Science	Massachusetts: Boston	-	-	-	-	1998	Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998), pg. 11.	"Christian Scientists... Mary Baker Eddy... slipped on some ice in 1866... Seven years later Eddy published Science and Health with a Key to the Scriptures and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts... Illustration: The Mother Church and Original Church in Boston, Massachusetts... "
homosexual	Massachusetts: Boston	-	-	-	-	1995	Witt, Lynn; S. Thomas & Eric Marcus (ed.) Out in All Directions: A Treasury of Gay and Lesbian America. New York: Warner Books (1995), pg. 339.	Table: "Gay Neighborhoods Around the Country "; "In many large cities, there are neighborhoods where gay people live, own businesses, or just hang out. Each has its own local designation "; Back Bay, Boston; Jamaica Plain, Boston (lesbian)
Judaism	Massachusetts: Boston	228,000	-	-	-	1992	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 267.	"The metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations were New York City (1.45 million), Los Angeles (490,000), Chicago (261,000), Philadelphia (250,000), Boston (228,000), an San Francisco Bay area (210,000), Miami (189,000), and Washington, D.C. (165,000). "
Judaism	Massachusetts: Boston	208,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998)	Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. "
Unitarian	Massachusetts: Boston	-	-	1 unit	-	1785	LINK Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999)	"UNITARIANISM... remained dormant until 1785 and the birth of the first American Unitarian congregation in Boston. "

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