Religion in New Ingrea

Christianity is the dominant religion in New Ingrea

Religion in New Ingrea is dominated by Christianity, and in particular Ingreanism. New Ingrea is a very religious country and religious expression has become an important feature of New Ingrea's society since settlement. From the earliest days of settlement, the leaders of the nation recognised that a stable faith system plays an important part in the happiness of the individual. New Ingerish have been encouraged to seek a system of faith that best suited their personal philosophies and follow it for life.

Statistics

Religious affiliation
Religion			Percent
Christian			63.29%
Other			8.21%
None			28.50%

Whilst New Ingrea is overwhelmingly Christian, a person can hold or establish any system of faith they wish, as long as it is not likely to cause conflict with the law. Such religions can be expropriated from the protection of the constitution and persons may face prosecution.

Of New Ingrea's 3.4 million people, almost a quarter attend ceremonies related to their faith at least once a month. For most devout New Ingreaers, being religious goes further than attending church for a marriage and one's own funeral. Therefore, most religious folk can be found at their religious place of worship at least once a week. Many more participate on the various committees of their group, including the group's overall governing body, religious education committee or the building and grounds committee just to name a few.

That said, around Template:Population/None or 28.5% of New Ingreaers now profess no faith, a percentage that has been steadily growing since the 1940s. Social and demographic changes are thought to be the main reason for this, though there is no firmly established consensus on the causes on the decline of religious belief across much of the world in the last century.

The statistics from 2020 Census for Population and Housing for current religious affiliation are set out in the table below.

Religion	Number	%
Christianity	2,198,486	63.29

Abrahamic

Christianity

Far and away the largest religion in New Ingrea, Christianity has played an extremely important role in the development of New Ingrea since settlement. With 2,198,486 adherents or about 63% of the population, Christianity is by far the dominant religious affiliation in New Ingrea. With such a position of power and responsibility, Christianity is a dynamic and revolutionary force in New Ingrea, encouraging people to think of others and act in true and honest manner at all times. With a strong sense of social justice, many denominations have played a significant role in providing help for the needy.

Ingreanism

Further information: Church of New Ingrea

The Ingrean Church is by far the largest Christian denomination in New Ingrea with 1,091,080 members or some 31.41% of the population. The Church is the established state church of the kingdom, and is therefore afforded certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by other denominations. The Church has therefore played a major role in the development of the kingdom and is one of the bedrocks of the New Ingrea establishment, with members including the Sovereign (who is officially recognised in the Constitution as having supreme authority over the Church), and all but two Prime Ministers since 1907.

Roman Catholicism

Further information: Roman Catholicism in New Ingrea

With 483,882 members, or 13.93% of the population, Catholicism ranks as the second largest Christian denomination in the land. The church is not autonomous, and holds to the tenant of papal supremacy. The present leader of the Roman church is the Most Reverend Patrick Davis, who holds the sole episcopal title of Bishop of New Ingrea.

Methodism

Further information: Methodist Church of New Ingrea

The Methodist Church is the third largest denomination in New Ingrea with 193,831 members or 5.58% of the population. Theologically, the church is highly decentralised, and provides training for ministers and basic support for the various congregations. The direction of the individual congregations is largely left alone, with the church issuing a basic Statement of Faith that all member groups must adhere to. Outside this, the congregations are free to direct themselves as they wish.

Judaism

New Ingrea's Jews are chiefly descended from settlers that arrived in the twentieth century fleeing persecution. Today, there are 45,262 Jewish adherents or about 1.3% of the population in New Ingrea that were recorded in the last Census. The centre of the Jewish community are the cities of Port Frederick and Corfe Harbour, with a sizeable community also located in Kingsbury.Notable Jews include Jacob Meyer, 1st Earl Meyer, Prime Minister between 1975 and 1980; and Sir Gavin Sommerfeld, the longest serving Lord Justice of Appeal.

Islam

The smallest of the world's major religions in New Ingrea, Muslims make up about 1.3% or around 45,227 people. Most adherents of Islam are immigrants from Asia that have arrived since 1980. The overwhelming majority of New Ingrea Muslims are of Sunni extraction. As of 2020, Sunnis made up 95% of all adherents of Islam. Shi'a Muslims make up a further 4.9%, with the last 0.1% being those belonging to other sects. The largest mosque in New Ingrea is the Mosque of the Lion in Hillsborough.