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minority religion  

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  • The term minority religion usually refers to a situation in which a segment of the population of a society practices a religious faith different from the majority of the population, which practices what would be called the dominant faith or faiths. But the term minority religion is also a reference to power: In some situations, a minority faith in terms of number of adherents is dominant politically and thus is not considered a “minority religion.” Sometimes most of the population is one faith but has little political power. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Religion, Minority]

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