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Religion in [[Pharexia]] is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout Pharexia's history, religion has been an important part of the country's culture. Religious diversity and religious tolerance are both established in the country by the law and custom; the [[Canon of Prosperity and Fidelity]] has declared the right to freedom of religion to be a fundamental right. As of 2019, over eight-in-ten Pharexians claim membership to the [[Religion in Pharexia#Church of Pharexia|Ilyçisian Church of Pharexia]], and those who identify as some type of Ilyçisian constitutes 95% of the population.
'''Religion in Hverland''' is characterized by a strong historical affiliation with Lutheranism, particularly the Lutheran [[Church of Hverland]] (''Ríkiskirkjia''). Despite being the state church with a membership comprising about 77% of the population, Hverland also exhibits strong secular tendencies. These seemingly contrasting elements create a unique religious landscape that includes other Christian denominations and faiths, as well as a considerable percentage of non-religious or atheist citizens.
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Pharexia by Denomination (2019)
| label1 = [[Church of Pharexia]]
| value1 = 82.2
| color1 = Orange
| label2 = [[Alydianism]]
| value2 = 6.8
| color2 = Gold
| label3 = {{wpl|Spiritual Christianity|Luhenye Aptar}}
| value3 = 5.7
| color3 = LightGreen
| label4 = [[Religion in Pharexia#Waldeneçois ï Eaglais|Waldeneçois]]
| value4 = 2.0
| color4 = LimeGreen
| label5 = [[Religion in Pharexia#Vrybosni|Vrybosni]]
| value5 = 1.2
| color5 = DodgerBlue
| label6 = [[Religion in Pharexia#Khartreuse|Khartreuse]]
| value6 = 1.1
| color6 = Purple
| label7 = {{wpl|Irreligion|No religion or undeclared}}
| value7 = 1.0
| color7 = Black
}}
==Graph==
[[file:PharexiaReligiousAdherenceGraph.png|600px|thumb|center|{{Legend|#FFA500|Ilyçianism}} {{Legend|#FFDF00|Alydianism}} {{Legend|#90EE90|Luhenye Aptar}} {{Legend|#1E90FF|Vrybosni}} {{legend|#000000|No religion or undeclared}}]]


== Church of Pharexia==
== Church of Hverland ==
{{For|the religious ideology of the Church of Pharexia |Ilyçisianism}}


{{Infobox church
The Lutheran Church of Hverland was officially established during the 16th century following the Protestant Reformation. This event led to the severing of ties with the Catholic Church and initiated an era of Lutheran theological thought and cultural influence. However, the church's role has not remained static over the centuries; it has evolved to adapt to social changes, most notably the rise of secularism.
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| name                  = Church of Pharexia
| fullname              = Ilyçisian Church of Pharexia
| other name            =
| native_name            = eaglais an aontais agus na dílseachta
| native_name_lang      = [[Pharexian (language)|Pharexian]]
| image                  = ChurchOfPharexia.svg
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As of 2024, approximately 77% of Hverlanders identify as members of the State Church. Despite this high membership, a trend known as "menningarkristnar án trúar" (lit. "non-believing cultural Christians") has been observed, indicating that many view their religious identity more as a cultural heritage rather than an active faith.
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| location              = 1500 Pálmarsson Street Uxbridbury
| country                = [[Pharexia]]


| denomination          = [[Ilyçisianism]]
== Other religions ==
| previous denomination  =  
Apart from Lutheranism, Hverland has communities practicing Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, and indigenous faiths. There's also a growing trend of New Age spirituality, especially among younger generations.
| tradition              =
| religious institute    = <!-- Can be substituted with 'religious order'-->
| churchmanship          = High
| membership            = {{increase}} 7,629,798
| attendance            = 85%
| website                = {{URL|ICP.phx}}


| former name            = Ilyçisian Clergy
== Statistics ==
| bull date              =  
=== 1890-1940 ===
| founded date          = {{start date|1765|10|15|df=y}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"; font-size:90%; margin:0 0 1em 1em;"
| founder                = [[Gísli Hinriksson]]
<caption>'''Religious affiliation, 1890-1940'''</caption>
| dedication            =  
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| dedicated date        =  
! scope=col rowspan=2|Religion
| consecrated date      =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1890
| cult                  =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1900
| relics                =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1910
| events                =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1920
| past bishop            =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1930
| people                = Victorium Pálmarsson
! scope=col colspan=2|1940
|-style="background:#efefef;"
!Number||%|| Number ||%|| Number ||%|| Number ||%||Number ||%||Number ||%
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity
| style="text-align:right;" | 34,113
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 34,113 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 35,784
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 35,784 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 36,941
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 36,941 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |38,786
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 38,786 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |41,833
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 41,833 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |52,654
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 52,654 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ [[Church of Hverland]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 34,051
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 34,051 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 35,491
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 35,491 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 36,765
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 36,765 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |38,591
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 38,591 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |41,329
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 41,329 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |52,113
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 52,113 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-


| status                = Active
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Anglicanism}}
| functional status      =  
| style="text-align:right;" |37
| heritage designation  =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 37 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| designated date        =  
| style="text-align:right;" |53
| architect              =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 53 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| architectural type    =  
| style="text-align:right;" |121
| style                 =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 121 | 37,181 | 2}}
| years built            =  
| style="text-align:right;" |140
| groundbreaking        =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 140 | 39,031 | 2}}
| completed date        =  
| style="text-align:right;" |374
| construction cost      =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 374 | 42,353 | 2}}
| closed date            =  
| style="text-align:right;" |332
| demolished date        =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 332 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Calvinism}}
| style="text-align:right;" |20
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 20 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |34
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 34 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |32
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 32 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |35
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 35 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |101
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 101 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |149
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 149 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Catholic Church}}
| style="text-align:right;" |5
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 5 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |11
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 11 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |23
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 23 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |20
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 20 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |29
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 29 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |60
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 60 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ Other Christians
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |10
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 10 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
| style="text-align:right;" |–
|-
| style="background:#E0E0FF;" | Judaism
| style="text-align:right;" |177
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 177 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |209
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 249 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |222
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 222 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |230
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 230 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |319
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 319 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,534
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 1,534 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| Other
| style="text-align:right;" |2
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 2 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |7
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 7 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |8
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 8 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |5
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 5 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |12
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 12 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |45
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 45 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | Unaffiliated
| style="text-align:right;" |2
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 2 | 34,294 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |4
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 4 | 36,004 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |10
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 10 | 37,181 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |10
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 10 | 39,031 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |189
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 189 | 42,353 | 2}}
| style="text-align:right;" |334
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 334 | 54,567 | 2}}
|-
|}


| capacity              =  
=== 1962-2022 ===
| length                = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"; font-size:90%; margin:0 0 1em 1em;"
| width                  = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
<caption>'''Religious affiliation, 1962-2022'''</caption>
| width nave            = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| height                = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
! scope=col rowspan=2|Religion
| diameter              = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
! scope=col colspan=2|1962
| other dimensions      =  
! scope=col colspan=2|1982
| floor count            =  
! scope=col colspan=2|2002
| floor area            = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
! scope=col colspan=2|2022
| dome quantity          =  
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| dome height outer      = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
!Number||%|| Number ||%|| Number ||%|| Number ||%
| dome height inner      = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
|-
| dome dia outer        = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity
| dome dia inner        = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
| style="text-align:right;" | 73,241
| spire quantity        =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 73,241 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| spire height          = <!-- {{convert| }} -->
| style="text-align:right;" |88,832
| materials              =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 88,832 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| bells                  =  
| style="text-align:right;" |105,971
| bells hung            =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 105,971 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| bell weight            = <!-- {{long ton|0| }} -->
| style="text-align:right;" |119,196
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 119,196 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ [[Church of Hverland]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 72,592
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 72,592 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 87,333
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 87,333 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 101,612
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 101,612 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" | 110,671
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 110,671 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Catholic Church}}
| style="text-align:right;" |403
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 403 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |720
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 720 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,493
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 1,493 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |3,375
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 3,375 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Eastern Orthodoxy}}
| style="text-align:right;" |37
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 37 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |189
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 189 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |567
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 567 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,827
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 1,827 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ [[Free Church in Hverhöfn]]
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" |107
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 107 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,029
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 1,029 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ Other Christians
| style="text-align:right;" |209
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 209 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |590
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 590 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |2,192
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 2,192 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |2,294
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 2,294 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#F5ECE5;" | Folk, pagan or heathenry
| style="text-align:right;" |590
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 590 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |547
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 547 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |501
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 501 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |410
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 410 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#E0E0FF;" | Judaism
| style="text-align:right;" |104
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 104 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |118
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 118 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |120
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 120 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |128
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 128 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#dbeae9;" | Islam
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" | –
| style="text-align:right;" |11
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 11 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |20
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 20 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |62
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 62 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#FFE1BB;" | Hinduism
| style="text-align:right;" |3
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 3 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |7
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 7 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |19
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 19 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |60
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 60 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#FFFEE0;" | Buddhism
| style="text-align:right;" |9
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 9 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |19
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 19 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |24
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 24 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |47
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 47 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| Other
| style="text-align:right;" |297
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 297 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |433
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 433 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |502
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 502 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |625
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 625 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | Unaffiliated
| style="text-align:right;" |826
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 826 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,957
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 1,957 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |4,993
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 4,993 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| style="text-align:right;" |13,524
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 13,524 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
! Total
! 75,070
! 100.00%
! 91,924
! 100.00%
! 112,150
!100.00%
! 134,052
!100.00%
|}


| parish                =  
=== Recent ===
| benefice              =
{| class="wikitable sortable"; font-size:90%; margin:0 0 1em 1em;"
| deanery                =  
<caption>'''Religious affiliation, 2023-'''</caption>
| archdeaconry          =  
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| episcopalarea          =  
! scope=col rowspan=2|Religion
| archdiocese            =  
! scope=col colspan=2|2023
| metropolis            =  
! scope=col colspan=2|2024
| diocese                =
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| province              =  
!Number||%|| Number ||%
| presbytery            =  
|-
| synod                  =  
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity
| circuit                =
| style="text-align:right;" | 120,356
| district              =  
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 120,356 | 136,997 | 2 }}
| division              = 10 [[Wards of Pharexia|Wards]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 122,208
| subdivision            = 100 Precincts
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 122,208 | 139,550 | 2 }}
 
|-
| archbishop            =
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | [[Church of Hverland]]
| bishop                =  
| style="text-align:right;" | 110,881
| auxiliary bishop      =
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 110,881 | 136,997 | 2 }}
| cardinal protector    =
| style="text-align:right;" | 112,871
| abbot                  =
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 112,871 | 139,550 | 2 }}
| prior                  =
| subprior              =
| exarch                =
| provost-rector        =  
| provost                = Brynjar Finnsso ([[Stavíxs|ST]])
| viceprovost            =
| rector                =
| vicar                  =
| dean                  =
| subdean                =
| archpriest            =  
| precentor              =
| succentor              =  
| chancellor            =
| canonchancellor        =  
| canon                  =
| canonpastor            =
| canonmissioner        =
| canontreasurer        =
| prebendary            =  
| priestincharge        =
| priest                =  
| asstpriest            =
| honpriest              =
| curate                =
| asstcurate            =
| nonstipendiaryminister =
| minister              = Samire Felda ([[Apror|AP]]), Manuel Maslič ([[Brichard Proper|BP]]), Rahim Druscovich ([[Clayp Thines|CT]]), Svjetlana Kobše ([[Dalvuk|DV]]), Minik Mikaelsen ([[Holmavíke|HM]]), Gerth Christensen ([[New Waldensia|NW]]), Villette Du Trieux ([[Ruscya|RU]]), Ingólfur Harðarson ([[Uxbridbury|UX]]), Györfi Szervác ([[Victorium|VI]])
| assistant              =  
| seniorpastor          =
| pastor                =  
| chaplain              =
| archdeacon            =
| deacon                =
| deaconess              =
 
| reader                =
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The '''Church of Pharexia''' (Pharexian: eaglais an aontais agus na dílseachta), officially the '''Ilyçisian Church of Pharexia''', or the '''ICP''', is the largest Ilyçisian Church in Pharexia and is the officially-established church in the country. The church is headquartered in Dijúpivogur, the capitol city of [[Uxbridbury]], and has established congregations and built temples througout Pharexia. According to the church, it has over 7.5 million members and 10,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. Both men and women may serve as missionaries and the church maintains a large missionary program that proselytizes and conducts humanitarian services country-wide. Faithful members adhere to church laws of sexual purity, health, fasting, and attending weekly services.
 
The Church professes the Orthodox branch of Ilyçisianism and is the largest Ilyçisian church in the world by net membership. It is lead by ten Ministers, with one presiding over each [[Wards of Pharexia|ward of Pharexia]]. One of the ten Ministers serves as Provost (Pharexian: ''presturprimē'')  of the Church. The current Provost is [[Brynjar Finnsson]].
 
The Church is universally known for its conservative approach to doctrine. It was established through the {{wp|restorationism|restorationist}} efforts of [[Gísli Hinriksson]], the founder of the Church.
===Church leaders===
{| width=50% class="wikitable"
| colspan="4" bgcolor=#CCCC98 align=center|  '''<span style="color:black">Ministers of the Church of Pharexia</span>'''
|-
|-
![[Wards of Pharexia|Ward]]
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Catholic Church}}
!Portrait
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,867
!Name, <br/>life data
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 3,867 | 136,997 | 2 }}
!Notes
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,942
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 3,942 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[File:AprorFlag.png|23px]] Apror
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ {{wpl|Eastern Orthodoxy}}
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Donaghy crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,259
|align="center"| Samire Felda
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 2,259 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,339
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 2,339 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[File:BrichardProperFlag.png|23px]] Brichard Proper
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | [[Free Church in Hverhöfn]]
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Leeds crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,054
|align="center"| Manuel Maslič
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 1,054 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,071
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 1,071 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[File:ClaypThinesFlag.png|23px]] Clayp Thines
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | └ Other Christians
|align=center| [[File:Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Norwich crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,295
|align="center"| Rahim Druscovich
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 2,295 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,985
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 1,985 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[File:DalvukFlag.png|23px]] Dalvuk
| style="background:#F5ECE5;" | Folk, pagan or heathenry
|align=center| [[File:Official portrait of Baroness Rock crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 414
|align="center"| Svjetlana Kobše
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 414 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:right;" | 439
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 439 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[File: HolmavíkeFlag.png|23px]] Holmavíke
| style="background:#E0E0FF;" | Judaism
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Carol Monaghan crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 132
|align="center"| Minik Mikaelsen
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 132 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 135
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 135 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center|[[File:StavíxsFlag.png|23px]] Stavíxs
| style="background:#dbeae9;" | Islam
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Peterborough crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 98
|align="center"| Brynjar Finnsso
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 98 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 125
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 125 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center|[[File:NewWaldensiaFlag.png|23px]] New Waldensia
| style="background:#FFE1BB;" | Hinduism
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Lord Craig of Radley crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 75
|align="center"| Enes Verhnjak
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 75 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 159
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 159 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center|[[File:RuscyaFlag.png|23px]] Ruscya
| style="background:#FFFEE0;" | Buddhism
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 57
|align="center"| Petru Tommasini
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Percentage | 57 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 54
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 54 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center|[[File:Uxbridbury Flag.png|23px]] Uxbridbury
| Other
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Lord De Mauley crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 711
|align="center"| Tobia Herceg
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 711 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 849
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 849 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|align=center|[[File:VictoriumFlag.png|23px]] Victorium
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | Unaffiliated
|align=center|[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Buscombe crop 2.jpg|60px|center]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,154
|align="center"| Arijeta Varošanec
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 15,154 | 136,997 | 2 }}
|align="center"|  
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,581
| style="text-align:right;" | {{Percentage | 15,581 | 139,550 | 2 }}
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Teachings and practices===
== See also ==
Ilyçians believe in the stories, moral teachings, and religious practices explained within the Hinna which is the foundation of the Ilycian theology. Divided into four "books", the Hinna includes: the story of God (Lausnari), the origins of death and the afterlife, and Lausnari's relationship with humanity, basic church doctrine, and collection of stories and moral lessons defining morality and ethics. Throughout its history, the Church of Pharexia has survived regional schisms and numerous theological disputes which have resulted in several adjustments in the majority beliefs of the religion as a whole. Nearly all Ilyçisians assert that the Hinna is a product of divine inspiration. They believe that Lausnari appeared to the Prophet Gísli Hinriksson in the year 900. They further maintain that Lausnari exhausted his physical form after the creation of time, divine servants, and paradise, leading to his physical death, but in dying, was first to enter eternity and opened the way for the rest of humanity.
* {{wpl|Religion in Europe}}
 
===Prayer===
The Church encourages all people to pray daily. In scripture, Lausnari tells his believers, "Ye shall call upon the Father in my name." Prayer is viewed a means of communication between man and Lausnari. It is Ilyçisian belief that Lausnari hears the sincere prayers of all people because they are his physical children and because he knows all things.
 
The Church believes that Lausnari is to be approached in prayer with reverence. Except for certain ordinances the specific words of a prayer do not have a prescribed form. Children are taught to remove distractions while praying by doing such things as closing their eyes, and folding their arms, bowing the head, or kneeling. But prayer may be accomplished while standing or sitting. According to the Church's official theology, the First Vision of Gísli Hinriksson came in answer to a prayer of sincere faith, and that this is a gift promised to all.
 
===Social principles===
The Church of Pharexia opposes all forms of abortion procedures since doctrine states that "human life should and protected invariably from the moment of biological conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person." Doctrine code S-12 of the Canon of Ilyçisian Belief states immediate excommunication for members of church who procure, assist in, conduct, or pay for a medically unnecessary abortion. In addition to teaching that abortion is immoral, the State Church also makes public statements and takes actions in opposition to its legality. They opposed the 1981 Devolution of Abortion Act and supported the Right to Life Act of 2019.
 
===Organizations and structure===
====General Conference====
General Conference is a gathering of members of the Church, held annually every July at the Conference Center in Dijúpivogur, Uxbridbury. During each conference, members of the church gather in a series of two-hour sessions to listen to sermons from church leaders. It consists of three general sessions.
 
===Political involvement===
===Home, family, and marriage===
In 2001, the church's governing body released a series of proclamations which stressed the importance of the family and highlighted the necessity of the traditional nuclear family. In a shock to many, the proclamations stated that "marriage between a man and a woman [is] the only marriage ordained in the Hinna. It's crucial we to return to what's stated in our scripture." At the time of the announcement, same-sex marriage was not illegal in Pharexia and had not been an issue of contention. The announcement resulted in the Pharexian legislature swiftly abolishing the practice and the annulment of existing same-sex marriage certificates. An amendment offered by the [[Science Party (Pharexia)|Science Party]] was approved by the legislature that allowed the few already in same-sex marriages to retain their marriage benefits.
 
The document further says that "gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose." It says that the father and mother have differing but equal roles in raising children.
 
===Criticism===
 
==Alydianism==
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==Luhenye Aptar==
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==Other religions==
===Waldeneçois ï Eaglais===
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 10 September 2024

Religion in Hverland is characterized by a strong historical affiliation with Lutheranism, particularly the Lutheran Church of Hverland (Ríkiskirkjia). Despite being the state church with a membership comprising about 77% of the population, Hverland also exhibits strong secular tendencies. These seemingly contrasting elements create a unique religious landscape that includes other Christian denominations and faiths, as well as a considerable percentage of non-religious or atheist citizens.

Church of Hverland

The Lutheran Church of Hverland was officially established during the 16th century following the Protestant Reformation. This event led to the severing of ties with the Catholic Church and initiated an era of Lutheran theological thought and cultural influence. However, the church's role has not remained static over the centuries; it has evolved to adapt to social changes, most notably the rise of secularism.

As of 2024, approximately 77% of Hverlanders identify as members of the State Church. Despite this high membership, a trend known as "menningarkristnar án trúar" (lit. "non-believing cultural Christians") has been observed, indicating that many view their religious identity more as a cultural heritage rather than an active faith.

Other religions

Apart from Lutheranism, Hverland has communities practicing Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, and indigenous faiths. There's also a growing trend of New Age spirituality, especially among younger generations.

Statistics

1890-1940

Religious affiliation, 1890-1940
Religion 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Christianity 34,113 99.47% 35,784 99.39% 36,941 99.35% 38,786 99.37% 41,833 98.77% 52,654 96.49%
Church of Hverland 34,051 99.29% 35,491 98.58% 36,765 98.88% 38,591 98.87% 41,329 97.58% 52,113 95.5%
Anglicanism 37 0.11% 53 0.15% 121 0.33% 140 0.36% 374 0.88% 332 0.61%
Calvinism 20 0.06% 34 0.09% 32 0.09% 35 0.09% 101 0.24% 149 0.27%
Catholic Church 5 0.01% 11 0.03% 23 0.06% 20 0.05% 29 0.07% 60 0.11%
└ Other Christians 10 0.03%
Judaism 177 0.52% 209 0.69% 222 0.6% 230 0.59% 319 0.75% 1,534 2.81%
Other 2 0.01% 7 0.02% 8 0.02% 5 0.01% 12 0.03% 45 0.08%
Unaffiliated 2 0.01% 4 0.01% 10 0.03% 10 0.03% 189 0.45% 334 0.61%

1962-2022

Religious affiliation, 1962-2022
Religion 1962 1982 2002 2022
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Christianity 73,241 97.56% 88,832 96.64% 105,971 94.49% 119,196 88.92%
Church of Hverland 72,592 96.7% 87,333 95.01% 101,612 90.6% 110,671 82.56%
Catholic Church 403 0.54% 720 0.78% 1,493 1.33% 3,375 2.52%
Eastern Orthodoxy 37 0.05% 189 0.21% 567 0.51% 1,827 1.36%
Free Church in Hverhöfn 107 0.1% 1,029 0.77%
└ Other Christians 209 0.28% 590 0.64% 2,192 1.95% 2,294 1.71%
Folk, pagan or heathenry 590 0.79% 547 0.6% 501 0.45% 410 0.31%
Judaism 104 0.14% 118 0.13% 120 0.11% 128 0.1%
Islam 11 0.01% 20 0.02% 62 0.05%
Hinduism 3 0% 7 0.01% 19 0.02% 60 0.04%
Buddhism 9 0.01% 19 0.02% 24 0.02% 47 0.04%
Other 297 0.4% 433 0.47% 502 0.45% 625 0.47%
Unaffiliated 826 1.1% 1,957 2.13% 4,993 4.45% 13,524 10.09%
Total 75,070 100.00% 91,924 100.00% 112,150 100.00% 134,052 100.00%

Recent

Religious affiliation, 2023-
Religion 2023 2024
Number % Number %
Christianity 120,356 87.85% 122,208 87.57%
Church of Hverland 110,881 80.94% 112,871 80.88%
Catholic Church 3,867 2.82% 3,942 2.82%
Eastern Orthodoxy 2,259 1.65% 2,339 1.68%
Free Church in Hverhöfn 1,054 0.77% 1,071 0.77%
└ Other Christians 2,295 1.68% 1,985 1.42%
Folk, pagan or heathenry 414 0.3% 439 0.31%
Judaism 132 0.1% 135 0.1%
Islam 98 0.07% 125 0.09%
Hinduism 75 0.05% 159 0.11%
Buddhism 57 0.04% 54 0.04%
Other 711 0.52% 849 0.61%
Unaffiliated 15,154 11.06% 15,581 11.17%

See also