Freedom of Religion
| Vanuatu religiosity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percentage | |||
| Christianity | 83% | |||
| Animism | 7% | |||
| Buddhism | 4% | |||
| Bahá'í | 3% | |||
| others | 3% | |||
The Constitution of Vanuatu provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respects this right in practice. The U.S. government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice in 2007; however, some churches and individuals objected to the missionary activities of nontraditional religious groups and continued to suggest they be curtailed. There was some controversy regarding a planned visit by the Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon; the Government from some religious groups exerted pressure on the Government to deny him an entry visa.
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