Religion in Kiribati there are 38 local spiritual assemblies. The 2010 census listed smaller religions such as Te Kouau, Assembly of God, Church of God, and Islam as other options. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, there is a non-negligible population of Buddhists comprising less than 0.1% of the population. Unlike many Pacific Island countries, there was no significant Indian migration to Kiribati and in 1981, the Indian population comprised only 15 people, mostly expatriates on assignment from the Government of India. The main religions of the Indian families in Kiribati are Hinduism, Sikhism, and Christianity. On 30 October, 1978, a
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions believing Shangdi was a valid or preferable representation of the "Most High God". A number of terms for "God" exist in the Judaeo-Christian Bible. For example, the first occurrence of a term for God in the Bible is in Genesis 1:1 and is rendered in the English as "God". However, many other titles (such as LORD — usually capitalized, as a replacement for the tetragrammaton — Almighty, etc.) are also used. The term used commonly in Protestant Chinese bibles for God is "Shén", or "神". This term is much more generic, meaning god, God, spirit, or soul. This probably appeals