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The largest religion in Scotland is the various Christian denominations. The largest Christian denomination is the Protestant church, represented by the "Church of Scotland" and the smaller "Free Church of Scotland". The Protestant churches are mainly "presbyterian". The other main Christian denomination is the Roman Catholic Church. There are also some Anglicans and Baptists among the Christian denominations. The other religions include Islam, Jewish and Hindu, perhaps around 5% of the population together.

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The Church of Scotland is the largest church in Scotland - it has approximately 2000 parish churches across Scotland. The Church of Scotland has a Presbyterian system of church governance and is a Reformed church.

Other major church denominations in Scotland include the Roman Catholic Church, the Scottish Episcopal Church (which is Anglican), the United Reformed Church (largely of ex-Congregational churches), the Free Church of Scotland (which is Presbyterian, Calvinist and Evangelical), the Baptist Church and the Methodist Church.

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