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Latinos Are Fastest Growing Segment Of Major Christian Religious Groups

Latinos Are The Holy Grail Of The Religious Right
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Deputy Editor HuffPost Latino Voices & Voces

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Kosovo Catholics attend a Christmas mass at St. Anthony church in Pristina Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu)

What do Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons all have in common? And no, this is not the beginning of a joke.

The growth of all three faiths is being fueled by the Latino population. Latinos are not just the fastest growing population but as a group they are more religious. Latinos are the fastest growing segments of the Evangelical movement, the Catholic Church, and the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). Coincidentally, these religious groups are also supportive of a more open immigration policy.

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