Religion in Hverland
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, nearly seventy-five percent of Pharexians claim membership to the Trúathi Church of Pharexia.
Religion in Pharexia (2019)
Church of Pharexia
| Church of Pharexia | |
|---|---|
| Orthodox Trúathi Church of Pharexia | |
eaglais an aontais agus na dílseachta | |
| Country | Pharexia |
| Denomination | Orthodox Trúathi |
| Churchmanship | High |
| Membership | 6,722,569 |
| Weekly attendance | 85% |
| Website | tcp |
The Church of Pharexia (Ghaillish: Eaglais na hGlítteann), officially the Orthodox Trúathi Church of Pharexia, is the largest Trúathi Church in Pharexia and is the officially-established church in the country. The Church professes the Orthodox branch of Trúathism. It is composed of and ten apostles, with one presiding over each ward of Pharexia. One of the ten apostles serves as President (Pharexian:prestur) of the Church. The current president is PRESIDENT.
The Church is universally known for its conservative clergy and doctrine. It was established through the Template:Wp:restorationism efforts of [[.]], the founder of the Church. He extensively lobbied Ellen I of Glytter, who officially established the Church of Glytter in 1547. Ellen I is venerated in the Church as a saint. The Church was established after centuries of tense relations between the Solarian Catholic Church and the Glytteronian Crown, largely in part to the normalisation of homosexuality and the role women played in Ghaillish society. The Church of Glytter has allowed women to serve as priests and bishops since its establishment and was the first church to do so. Likewise, it has also recogonised and preformed same-sex marriages since it was established. Upon the creation of the Chamber of Lairds, the nine bishops of the Church were given seats as the Lairds Spiritual.
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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 Edda. 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 was approved by the legislature that allowed those 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.