Irreligion in Uganda is uncommon among Ugandans, as
Christianity
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is the predominant faith.
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/ref> Only 2.9% of Ugandans claim no religion. Most Ugandans are considered religious and there is a great stigma attached to being a non-believer.
A small group of atheists
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...
such as James Onen have set up organizations opposing witchcraft and superstitions in Uganda.
In February 2015 BiZoHa, the world's first ‘free-thinker’ orphanage, was launched in the town of Mukhoy, Kasese district
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, the town of Kasese is the site of the district headquarters.
History
In September 2022, the district was hit by deadly landslides.
Location
Kasese District ...
in western Uganda
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. The campaign to start the program was primarily funded by Zoltan Istvan
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and Hank Pellissier.
See also
* Religion in Uganda
Christianity is the predominant religion in Uganda. According to the 2014 census, over 84 percent of the population was Christian while about 14 percent of the population adhered to Islam, making it the largest minority religion.
In 2009, the no ...
* Islam in Uganda
Uganda is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with Islam being the second most widely professed faith. According to the 2013 National Census, Islam in Uganda was practised by 13.7 percent of the population. The Pew Research Center in 2 ...
* Demographics of Uganda
References
External links
Freethought Kampala
Religion in Uganda
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