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Solomon Islanders are a spiritual nation. About 96% are Christian - including the Roman Catholic faith (20%), Anglican (35%), Evangelical (18%), Methodist (11%), Assembly of God, Seventh Day Adventist (10%); and Baha’i Faith and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The different denominations exist happily alongside one another, for instance singing hymns together during community events.
There are a few Hindu- and Muslim believers, also happily integrated, and they tend to make domestic arrangements for worship. Some areas, particularly in Malaita, continue non deity specific practices, including some ancestor worship and animism, even among some Christian communities.
Solomon Islanders generally follow their faith visibly and whole-heartedly, and are disappointed by those who do not profess to one. Many meetings begin with a prayer, and meals with grace. |