Religion

Religion is a topic sometimes referred to in the Grand Theft Auto series, whether it be through the words of characters and radio, or through objects in the games' environments. These references are listed in this article.

Grand Theft Auto 2
In GTA 2, the only way to save the game is by using the Jesus Saves church. They are identified by a neon sign with the name written on it, but every few seconds the J, E, and both S's in JESUS flicker off, causing the sign to read "U SAVE". Jesus Saves is an obvious reference to Jesus Christ the Saviour of the Christian faith.

Grand Theft Auto III
In Grand Theft Auto III the "Jesus Saves" feature from GTA 2 was removed and replaced with the safe house based saving system.
 * In Bedford Point there is a Catholic Church, the Liberty City Cathedral.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
There isn't a church anywhere in Vice City.
 * In the beta, Pastor Richards was supposed to play a larger role (he only appears briefly in The Party). His character was largely removed because his voice actor passed away during development.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Religion played a larger role in the map of San Andreas than in other games, and also was featured in an Entertaining America radio show.
 * There are (non-interactive) churches located in Jefferson in Los Santos, Ocean Flats in San Fierro, and Blackfield in Las Venturas. There is also a business in Palomino Creek called Drive-Thru Confessions, and an "Erotic Wedding Choek" in Roca Escalante.
 * Lazlow interviews Epsilon Project leader Chris Formage on an Entertaining America show. Epsilonism is a parody of the Church of Scientology.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Religion plays a small role in the storyline of LCS.
 * As it is set in Liberty City, the Cathedral is in Bedford Point in 1998.
 * Toni Cipriani does some missions for the 'priest' at the Cathedral. The priest turns out to be a Liberty Tree reporter impersonating the priest who tells Toni to perform crimes, then reports on them with the full story.
 * What is a Punk Noodles factory in 2001 is the Holy Rev. Joe's Flophouse. It is unknown who Reverend Joe is.

Grand Theft Auto IV Era
There are churches throughout Grand Theft Auto IV's rendition of Loberty City, as well as some characters making comments abut religion:
 * There is a church in Leftwood, Alderney.