Massachusetts (2006) religious affiliations listed in Massachusetts were 79 percent Christian, consisting of:
<Congregational/Church of Christ-4 percent
Baptist-4 percent
Episcopal-3 percent
Methodist-2 percent
Pentacostal-2 percent
Other Protestant-16 percent
Catholic-47 percent
Latter-day Saint-1 percent
Unitarian-1 percent
Jewish-2 percent
Other Religions-1 percent
Non-Religious/Non-Reporting-17 percent> 2006MA001
The General Laws of Massachusetts, Part IV, Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases, Title I, Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order, Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy, Section 36:
<Whoever willfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing, or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the word, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.> 2006MA002
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2006MA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Massachusetts religious affiliations, 2006, The Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts#Religion.
2006MA002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). General Laws of Massachusetts, Part IV, Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases, Title I, Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order, Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy, Section 36.