In the US the Catholic Church has over 60 million members. The largest Protestant group are the Baptists, with nearly 37 million members. Other Protestant groups include Methodists, "Lutherans and Presbyterians. Episcopalians, who are part of the Anglican Communion, number only 2.5 million. Part of the*Deep South is called the Bible Belt because Protestants there are fundamentalists believe the exact words of the Bible). Their preaching teaching) is sometimes rudely called Bible-bashing.