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Articles in this section focus on Latin American and US Latinx Religions in North America. The Overview article is a good starting point for beginners, which looks at indigenous roots and persistence, minority religious traditions, and Christianity. As a reflection of the ongoing debates regarding nomenclature used to describe Latin Americans and Latin American-descended people in the US and across the Americas, the articles in this section employ a variety of terms such as Latin American, Latinx, Latino, Latina, and Latina/o.