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8.2.3 Main religious preferences of  Americans The five largest denominations (教派) The Catholic Church, 68,115,001 members The Southern Baptist Convention (浸礼会), 16, 228, 438 members The United Methodist Church (卫理公会)，7,835,987 members The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (耶稣基督后期圣徒教会), 5, 974, 041 members The Church of God in Christ, 5,499,875 members. 8.2.3 Main religious preferences of  Americans Protestant Groups: The Baptists (浸礼会教徒) Methodists (卫理公会教徒) Presbyterians [.prezbiti?ri?niz?m; .prezb?tiri?n.iz?m] (长老会教友) Episcopalians[i.pisk?peilj?n; i.pisk?peili?n,i.pisk?peilj?n] (新教圣公会教徒) 8.2.3 Main religious preferences of  Americans No religion --- This category included atheists (无神论者), agnostics (不可知论者), humanists (人文主义者), and others with no theistic religious beliefs or practices. Judaism --- After Christianity and no-religion, Judaism is the third-largest religious affiliation in the US, though this identification in the US, though this identification is not necessarily indicative of religious beliefs or practices. A significant number of people identify themselves as American Jews on ethnic and cultural grounds, rather than religious ones. 8.2.3 Main religious preferences of  Americans Islam American Islam effectively began with the arrival of African slaves. It is estimated that about 10% of African slaves transported to the United States were Muslim. The first organized Muslim community was the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in 1921. 8.2.3 Main religious preferences of  Americans Buddhism Buddhism entered the US during the 19th century with the arrival of the first immigrants from Eastern Asia. The first Buddhist temple was established in San Francisco in 1853 by Chinese Americans. During the late 19th century Buddhist missionaries from Japan came to the US. Simultaneously to these processes, US intellectuals started to take interest in Buddhism. 8.2.3 Main religious preferences of