There are three main religious traditions on the islands: Baptist, Catholic, and Adventist. However, immigration has introduced additional religions including Christianity, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, New Age, Hinduism, Islam, and Rastafarianism. Islanders strongly commit to their faith, following religious principles through belief, appropriate dress, worship attendance, and living according to gospel. They view continental people as less devoted and spiritual, believing in God but not fully living by religious rules.

2. RELIIGIOUS INFLUENCES ON THE ISLANDERS
There are three traditional churches well
recognized in the Island:
 Baptist
 Catholic
 Adventist

3. OTHER RELIGIONS AND BELIEFS
Because of the permanent settlement of people coming from different
countries it is possible to find different kinds of religions and beliefs
on these islands:

Christianity

Mormonism

Jehovah’s Witnesses

New Age

Hinduism

Islamism

Rastafarianism

4. HOW ISLANDERS LIVE THEIR RELIGION
Islanders live their religion following the gospel. They are
devoted and spiritual.They follow principles of strict
conmitment:
 They believe and practice.
 They wear appropriate clothing and show good behavior in
religious celebrations.
 They attend religious celebrations on Saturdays or Sundays
according to the religion.

5. ISLANDER’S PERCEPTION ABOUT CONTINENTAL
PEOPLE´S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Islanders have a clear perception about continental people’s religious beliefs.
They think:

We are religious too .
 We are devoted but we are not spiritual as they are.
 We believed in God but we do not live the gospel.
 We live religion in a flexible way.
 We are flexible on the fulfilment of the religion rules.
 We don’t usually have in mind that other religions have good qualities.