State religion in Pardes

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  There is a state religion or creed, and citizens are encouraged or forced to adhere to it.
  There is a state religion or creed, but citizens are free to practice any religion they please.
  There is no state religion or creed, and citizens are free to practice any religion they please.

Nation Status Details
Eagleland Eagleland Eaglelander Orthodoxy is the state religion of the Eagleland, but citizens and residents are free to practice any recognized religion. The Eagleland Federal Government recognise several mainstream religions, such as the other branches of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and several other religions outlined in the Religions Act 1979. Cults (categorised as such by the Eagleland Orthodox Church) and religious extremism are not authorised and are suppressed at every opportunity. For any religion to be recognised, authorisation must be granted by the Eagleland Orthodox Church.
Template:Country data Estovnia Ettuamenusko is the state religion since 599 C.E and is enforced by numerous pieces of legislation. Estovnia has had Ettuamenusko as the de jure state religion since the reformation of the religion by Fylkir Oddleifr "the Holy" in the late 6th century. Since then, followers of other religions were heavily persecuted by both the state and religious institutions. In modern times, the state has been lax towards followers of other religions, but religious and nativist institutions have been known to attack known non-Æsatr followers with no-to-light sentencing for the offenders. Targeted religions include Christians, namely Romulan Catholics, Muslims, Tarsan Pagans, and to a lesser extent Jews.
File:Flag of Rodarion.png Rodarion Romulan Catholicism is the state religion since 756 AD and is enforced by legislation. Rodarion being home to the Holy See and being a theocracy since 756 AD, has enforced Romulan Catholicism as the state religion since the same year. The theocratic government brutally oppresses minority religions under the slogan 'preserving the faith, preserves the nation', the targets include, Mormonism, Jehova Witnesses, Pagans, various demoninations of Protestantism. However as of 2013, 22 million people in Rodarion adhere to Judaism and 850,000 to Islam. Judaism has complete freedom to be practiced in Rodarion and relations between the Rodarian and Jewish communities has been strong since the 17th century. Islam however, is practiced under supervision of the Ministry of Christian Culture and Guidance, with many mosques being temporary in nature. The reason Judaism and Islam do not face the same limitations as targeted faiths is due to the Holy See's support for the original abrahamic religions.
 Orun Redisus Tarsan Paganism is the most widely practiced religion in the Empire. Technically, the concept of a "state religion" has never been declared, however. The government operates based on the pagan religious calender. Tarsan paganism is not an aggressively promoted religion, however, and it is not forced on anyone inside the Empire. Different spheres of society adhere to different gods and goddesses based on which god or goddess are related to their field of work or their role in society. Religious customs vary widely outside of a series of agreed upon feast days and calender holidays.
File:NB flag in Pardes.png Belhavia Judaism is the state religion of the Empire of Belhavia, but citizens and residents are free to practice any recognized religion. Judaism has been the official religion of the monarchy and the state since the original Belhavian polity was established during the Landing of the Jewish Settlers in ca. 1301. Despite Belhavia being an explicitly "Jewish nation-state," freedom of religion and religious pluralism are both the de jure and de facto state of affairs in the Empire, dating legally since the Royal Decree Concerning Foreign Religions in 1653 but having existed informally since at least 1414. Every mainstream religion is recognized by the Imperial Government, including the three branches of Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox), Islam, Ulthrianism, among others.
Template:Country data Prestonia Kando recognized as state religion; religious freedom constitutionally guaranteed. Kando has historically been the state religion of the Prestonian Empire and for most of its history was the only legal faith; since the 1949 Constitution, freedom of religious worship has been enshrined in law. The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism partially subsidizes operating expenses for culturally-significant Kando shrines as a cultural venture, but the government plays no proselytizing role in the Kando faith and religious discrimination is forbidden under law. The Emperor, previously held to be a divine incarnation of the ancestral Kan, has not laid any claim to divinity since 1949 but retains the position of High Priest of Kando as part of his ceremonial religious duties.
 United Republic Article V Section 3 of the Articles of Constitution de jure states that Congress may not pass any law regarding the establishment of a national religion, and that "all men have a natural and inalienable right to worship according to the dictates of their own consciences." The tradition of the separation of religion and state arose in two distinct arenas: among Belfrasian colonists following perceived oppression by religious authorities under the Kingdom of Belfras, and among the longstanding Islamic confederacy whose Muslim population carried the tradition. In the latter case, the distinction between religion and state was driven by a verse in Qur'anic Surah Al-Baqara 2:256: "There shall be no compulsion in religion." While the concept of religion and its relationship with the state was derived from distinct sources and comprised varied interpretations, its practical manifestation led to a more smooth integration between the two distinct schools throughout the 19th century. Supreme Court precedence has considered no religion, including atheism, as a religion for legal purposes.
Template:Country data Gratislavia The Royal Legal Codex prohibits the establishment of a state religion, laws regarding religion, or government sponsored compulsion to be religious. While the Civil Rights Document of 1857 prohibits the rejection of employment or otherwise public service on the grounds of religion. Secularism is supported and enforced by Gratislavian law, and has been since the institution of Guaranteed Civil Rights in 1857. Traditionally the Tsardom was a fundamentalist state, enforcing the will of the Gratislavian Orthodox Church upon the populace. However discontent among Valinese Pagans, Belhavian Jews, and other Gratislavian religious minorities in the Tsardom during the Decade of Change provided for the establishment of freedom of and from religion in the 1857 reforms. Citizens are allowed to practice and or preach any religion they so choose, and likewise are permitted to abstain from religion and speak on such matters as atheism and agnosticism.
 Arthurista 'De facto' secular state. Freedom of (non-violence-advocating) conscience considered a fundamental right Due to the lack of a written constitution and the convention that 'Parliament may not bind its successors', there is no great statute declaring Arthurista a secular state and rendering said secularism inviolate. However, following the Constitution War of the mid-1600s, which saw the Lord Protector attempt to impose Catholicism as a state religion on his religiously-diverse subjects, including protestants, Eagleland Orthodox, Jews, Muslims, Tribal Pagans, Classical Pagans and Ulthrannians, the strict separation between the state and religious institutions became an established rule and by the mid-19th century secularism was considered by most lawyers and academics as an ironclad aspect of the constitutional order. The fundamentally enlightenment-based popular ethos of the Arthuristan citizenry also militates against any close ties between the state and religious institutions. Nevertheless, the freedom of conscience is a fundamental right under the Bill of Liberties and Rights and enjoys vigorous legal protection.

The only exception to this are religious organisations which advocate the use of violence against civilians at home or abroad, which are not only prohibited but also positively classified as terrorist organisations. 'Borderline' religious groups with extremist tendencies are often actively infiltrated and monitored by the Commonwealth Security Service.

 Temuair Deochism is recognized and supported by the government of Temuair, however, subjects and citizens may practice any religion desired The Articles of Governance specifically forbid the establishment of any laws favoring a particular religion, or suppressing an established and recognized religion. Subjects and citizens are free to practice, or not, any religion of their choice. Organizations seeking religious status within the Empire must seek approval from the government. Not being approved by the government does not restrict any subject or citizen from practicing said religion, but the organization will not be recognized for charitable organization or tax exempt status, and the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire will not authorize unrecognized religion on dog tags or grave markers. Freedom of religious expression, such as the display of religious symbols or the wearing of traditional garb, is allowable, but violence or crimes committed in the name of religious beliefs are not protected by the Articles of Governance.
 Anikatia Yeosindo is given special recognition is supported by the government of Anikatia; however citizens and residents are free to practice any other religions in peace and harmony. Since the fall of the DSRA, the Republic of Anikatia has granted full freedoms of religion while professing the concepts of secularism. The 2006 Anikatian constitution does not cite a state religion. However, Article 10 says "The state shall recognise the special position of Yeosindo, within Anikatian society and culture giving it the foremost place, and accordingly, it shall be the duty of the State to protect and foster Yeosindo". Article 11 mentions "The State also will also recognise and allows for all faiths and religions to be practiced in peace and harmony within any part of the Republic." The government pursues a policy of religious pluralism and tolerance in the country as stipulated in Article 12 of its constitution, "The State shall render assistance and protect as it possibly can the religions it recognizes." While Yeosindo is not a state religion in Anikatia, the government provides funding to Yeosindo temples and monks through programs to protect and support the cultural heritage of Anikatian culture both domestically and abroad.