▁a ▁certain ▁status ▁by ▁associ ating ▁its ▁ad her ents ▁with ▁the ▁sett lers ▁from ▁France . ▁▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁Se ych ello is ▁are ▁Ang lic ans ▁most ▁coming ▁from ▁families ▁converted ▁by ▁mission aries ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Evangel ical ▁Protest ant ▁churches ▁are ▁active ▁and ▁growing , ▁among ▁them ▁Pent ec ost als ▁and ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists . ▁Some ▁ 5 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁ad her ents ▁of ▁other ▁faith s , ▁including ▁H indu ism ▁ 2 . 4 %, ▁Islam ▁ 1 . 6 %, ▁the ▁Bah á ' í ▁Fa ith ▁and ▁others ▁non - Christ ian ▁ 1 . 1 %. ▁A ▁H indu ▁temple ▁and ▁mos que ▁exist ▁on ▁Mah é . ▁No ▁restrictions ▁are ▁im posed ▁on ▁religious ▁worship ▁by ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁denomin ations , ▁and ▁tax ▁free ▁status ▁is ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁cler gy ▁and ▁the ▁civil ▁authorities ▁disapp ro ve , ▁many ▁Se ych ello is ▁see ▁little ▁incons ist ency ▁between ▁their ▁orth odox ▁religious ▁observ ance ▁and ▁belief ▁in ▁magic , ▁w itch craft , ▁and ▁sor c ery . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁to ▁consult ▁a ▁local ▁se er -- known ▁as ▁a ▁b onom ▁di ▁b wa ▁-- for ▁fortune - t elling ▁or ▁to ▁obtain ▁protect ive ▁am u lets ▁or ▁char ms , ▁called ▁g