latin america has very low religious diversity, as you might expect

except for Uruguay, where diversity is high. similar to France or Australia

the more i learn about Uruguay, the more i discover things like this

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whoa that’s interesting

what do you think contributes to it? what are the most popular non-Catholic religions?

Uruguay has long been more secular and less religious than others because of the strong influence of European intellectuals and because there were relatively few indigenous people for the Catholic church to convert

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Uruguay has long been more secular and less religious than others because of the strong influence of European intellectuals and because there were relatively few indigenous people for the Catholic church to convert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_Uruguay

In the late 1800s all christian symbols started to be removed from Goverment Buildings, Cementeries became secularized etc. In 1917, the Uruguayan Constitution established the separation of church and state, ensuring that religious institutions had no formal role in government affairs.Nowadays, 40% of the population declares to be Non-Religious, the rest is mainly Christian
tUruguay has a history of progressive legislation in the Region. 
Civil Marriage, Divorce, Women's Suffrage and in this century Abortion, Same Sex Marriage, Legalization of Cannabis and more...

In the late 1800s all christian symbols started to be removed from Goverment Buildings, Cementeries became secularized etc. In 1917, the Uruguayan Constitution established the separation of church and state, ensuring that religious institutions had no formal role in government affairs.Nowadays, 40% of the population declares to be Non-Religious, the rest is mainly Christian
tUruguay has a history of progressive legislation in the Region. 
Civil Marriage, Divorce, Women's Suffrage and in this century Abortion, Same Sex Marriage, Legalization of Cannabis and more...
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067190/uruguay-religion-affiliation-share-type/