| Audio Bible translations have become a | | | | religions for its citizens enjoyment. Over |
| popular method for sharing the Word of God | | | | 20 percent of the population is Protestant, |
| with people who cannot read. With over half | | | | but the Catholic Church also has a fairly |
| the world's population illiterate, this | | | | strong presence here as well. Of the |
| serious concern is addresed through audio | | | | Protestant denominations, you will see |
| Bible listening groups. When it comes to | | | | Anglican, Seventh-Day Adventist, Methodist, |
| spreading the Good News held in God's Word | | | | Presbyterian, Pentecostal and Mormon |
| the translated audio Bible has become | | | | branches. |
| invaluable. You will find available the | | | | |
| audio Bible CD and mp3 formats, which make | | | | In Guatemala, you will find the majority of |
| transporting the Bible into neglected parts | | | | believers follow Latin Rite Catholicism. 40 |
| of the world much easier logistically. The | | | | percent of the total population follows some |
| audio Bible is also available in many | | | | form of Protestant religion, and 1 percent |
| languages, including a Spanish audio Bible | | | | practice traditional Mayan beliefs. There is |
| version to which Spanish speakers will be | | | | often a blend between the Mayan practices |
| able to relate. Spanish is a predominant | | | | being added to traditional Christian |
| language spoken in Central America. Central | | | | ceremonies as well. There are small groups |
| America includes the countries of Belize, | | | | of Jews, Muslims, and Mormons here as well. |
| Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, | | | | |
| Nicaragua, and Panama. It is important to | | | | In Honduras, not unlike other countries in |
| know the major religious denominations within | | | | Central America, you will find two major |
| Central America in order to know where best | | | | religions practiced. Those are Roman |
| to apply missionary focus. | | | | Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism. |
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| Belize offers many different religions that | | | | There is no official religion in Nicaragua. |
| people from Belize practice. Roman | | | | However, over half the people who live in |
| Catholicism is the major religion, and | | | | Nicaragua practice Roman Catholicism, and |
| enjoyed by half the people living in Belize, | | | | there are many Evangelical Protestants, a |
| followed by Protestantism, which is practiced | | | | little fewer than a quarter of the total |
| by a quarter of the population. Religious | | | | population. You will also find small |
| freedom is the law here, and you will also | | | | enclaves that practice the Moravian faith, |
| find Taoists, Buddhists, Jainists, Muslims, | | | | Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhism, Judaism, and |
| Baha'i and Hindus, along with Jehovah's | | | | Islam. |
| Witnesses. | | | | |
| | | | Panama is a strongly Roman Catholic country; |
| Roman Catholicism is the official state | | | | in fact, close to 80 percent of Panamanians |
| religion of Costa Rica. There are small | | | | practice this religion, even though Panama |
| groups that practice Buddhism, Islam, and | | | | has no state-sponsored religion. There is a |
| Hinduism. Mormons also have a small but | | | | small number of Protestants, Muslims, Baha'i, |
| flourishing following here as well. | | | | Buddhists, Greek Orthodox, Jews, and Hindus |
| | | | here as well. |
| El Salvador offers a blend of several | | | | |