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Do not fill this in! == Government == {{Main|Government of the Czech Republic|Politics of the Czech Republic}} {{multiple image | align = left | caption_align = center | image1 = Petr Pavel (2023-02-14) (cropped).jpg | width1 = 123 | alt1 = Petr Pavel | caption1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the President of the Czech Republic.svg|size=15x15px}} [[President of the Czech Republic|President]]<br /><small>[[Petr Pavel]]</small> | image2 = Petr Fiala po jmenování předsedou vlády (cropped).jpg | width2 = 124 | alt2 = Petr Fiala | caption2 = [[File:Emblem of the Government of the Czech Republic.svg|15px]] [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]]<br /><small>[[Petr Fiala]]</small> }} The Czech Republic is a pluralist multi-party [[parliamentary democracy|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]]. The [[Parliament of the Czech Republic|Parliament]] (''Parlament České republiky'') is bicameral, with the [[Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic|Chamber of Deputies]] ({{lang-cs|Poslanecká sněmovna}}, 200 members) and the [[Senate of the Czech Republic|Senate]] ({{lang-cs|Senát}}, 81 members).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psp.cz/en/docs/laws/constitution.html |title=The Constitution of the Czech Republic – Article 16 |publisher=Czech Republic |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903213530/http://www.psp.cz/en/docs/laws/constitution.html |archive-date=3 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Member of Parliament#Czech Republic|members of the Chamber of Deputies]] are elected for a four-year term by [[proportional representation]], with a 5% [[election threshold]]. There are 14 voting districts, identical to the country's administrative regions. The Chamber of Deputies, the successor to the [[Czech National Council]], has the powers and responsibilities of the now defunct federal parliament of the former Czechoslovakia. The members of the Senate are elected in single-seat [[electoral district|constituencies]] by two-round [[Two-round system|runoff voting]] for a six-year term, with one-third elected every even year in the autumn. This arrangement is modeled on the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], but each constituency is roughly the same size and the voting system used is a two-round runoff. [[File:Slib poslanců 8. listopadu 2021.jpg|thumb|The [[Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic|Chamber of Deputies]], lower house of the [[Parliament of the Czech Republic]]]] The president is a formal head of state with limited and specific powers, who appoints the prime minister, as well the other members of the cabinet on a proposal by the prime minister. From 1993 until 2012, the [[President of the Czech Republic]] was selected by a joint session of the parliament for a five-year term, with no more than two consecutive terms (2x [[Václav Havel]], 2x [[Václav Klaus]]). Since 2013, the president has been elected directly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Klaus signs Czech direct presidential election implementing law|url=http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/tema/zpravy/klaus-signs-czech-direct-presidential-election-implementing-law/823441|publisher=Czech Press Agency|date=1 August 2012|access-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116234425/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/tema/zpravy/klaus-signs-czech-direct-presidential-election-implementing-law/823441|archive-date=16 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Some commentators have argued that, with the introduction of direct election of the President, the Czech Republic has moved away from the parliamentary system and towards a [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] one.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hloušek|first=Vít|date=11 March 2015|title=Is the Czech Republic on its Way to Semi-Presidentialism?|journal=Baltic Journal of Law & Politics|volume=7|issue=2|pages=95–118|doi=10.1515/bjlp-2015-0004|doi-access=free}}</ref> The [[Government of the Czech Republic|Government]]'s exercise of executive power derives from the [[Constitution of the Czech Republic|Constitution]]. The members of the government are the [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]], Deputy prime ministers and other ministers. The Government is responsible to the [[Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic|Chamber of Deputies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vlada.cz/en/vlada/ |title=Members of the Government |publisher=[[Government of the Czech Republic]] |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831071310/http://www.vlada.cz/en/vlada/ |archive-date=31 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]] is the head of government and wields powers such as the right to set the agenda for most foreign and domestic policy and choose government ministers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vlada.cz/en/clenove-vlady/premier/premier-en-50677/ |title=Prime Minister |publisher=[[Government of the Czech Republic]] |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185754/http://www.vlada.cz/en/clenove-vlady/premier/premier-en-50677/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{office-table}} |[[President of the Czech Republic|President]] |[[Petr Pavel]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |9 March 2023 |- |[[President of the Senate of the Czech Republic|President of the Senate]] |[[Miloš Vystrčil]] |[[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|ODS]] |19 February 2020 |- |[[President of the Chamber of Deputies (Czech Republic)|President of the Chamber of Deputies]] |[[Markéta Pekarová Adamová]] |[[TOP 09]] |10 November 2021 |- |[[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]] |[[Petr Fiala]] |[[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|ODS]] |28 November 2021 |} === Law === {{Main|Law of the Czech Republic|Judiciary of the Czech Republic|Law enforcement in the Czech Republic}} {{See also|Gun law in the Czech Republic|Self-defence (Czech Republic)}} [[File:Ústavní soud, Brno Joštova 4277 sněmovna.jpg|right|thumb|Interior of the [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic]] in [[Brno]]]] The Czech Republic is a [[unitary state]],<ref name="CabadaWaisová2011">{{cite book|first1=Ladislav|last1=Cabada|first2=Šárka|last2=Waisová|title=Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in World Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PS76MzGVjSwC&pg=PR18|year=2011|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0-7391-6733-5|page=18}}</ref> with a [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law system]] based on the continental type, rooted in Germanic legal culture. The basis of the legal system is the [[Constitution of the Czech Republic]] adopted in 1993.<ref name="Kuklík2015"/> The [[Criminal code|Penal Code]] is effective from 2010. A new [[Civil code]] became effective in 2014. The court system includes district, county, and supreme courts and is divided into civil, criminal, and administrative branches. The Czech judiciary has a [[triumvirate]] of supreme courts. The [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|Constitutional Court]] consists of 15 constitutional judges and oversees violations of the [[Constitution of the Czech Republic|Constitution]] by either the legislature or by the [[Government of the Czech Republic|government]].<ref name="Kuklík2015"/> The [[Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Court]] is formed of 67 judges and is the court of highest appeal for most [[legal case]]s heard in the Czech Republic. The [[Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Administrative Court]] decides on issues of procedural and administrative propriety. It also has jurisdiction over certain political matters, such as the formation and closure of political parties, jurisdictional boundaries between government entities, and the eligibility of persons to stand for public office.<ref name="Kuklík2015"/> The Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court are both based in [[Brno]], as is the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office.<ref name="Kuklík2015">{{cite book|first=Jan|last=Kuklík|title=Czech Law in Historical Contexts|year=2015|publisher=Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press|isbn=978-80-246-2860-8|pages=221–234}}</ref> === Foreign relations === {{Main|Foreign relations of the Czech Republic}} {{See also|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic}} [[File:Visa requirements for Czech citizens.svg|thumb|Visa-free entry countries for Czech citizens in green, EU in blue (see [[citizenship of the European Union]])]] The Czech Republic has ranked as [[Global Peace Index|one of the safest or most peaceful countries]] for the past few decades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Peace Index 2020 |url=https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GPI_2020_web.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GPI_2020_web.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |website=visionofhumanity.org |publisher=Institute for Economics and Peace}}</ref> It is a member of the United Nations, the [[European Union]], [[NATO]], [[OECD]], [[Council of Europe]] and is an observer to the [[Organization of American States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3237.htm |title=The Czech Republic's Membership in International Organizations |publisher=[[United States State Department]] |access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> The embassies of most countries with diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic are located in [[Prague]], while [[Consul (representative)|consulates]] are located across the country. The Czech passport is [[Visa requirements for Czech citizens|restricted by visas]]. According to the 2018 [[Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index]], Czech citizens have visa-free access to 173 countries, which ranks them 7th along with [[Malta]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180215.pdf|title=The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2018. Data accurate as of 16 January 2018.|access-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509163258/https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180215.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[World Tourism Organization]] ranks the Czech passport 24th.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visa Openness Report 2016 |url=http://dtxtq4w60xqpw.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/docpdf/2015visaopennessreportonline.pdf |publisher=World Tourism Organization |access-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123123959/http://dtxtq4w60xqpw.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/docpdf/2015visaopennessreportonline.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2016 }}</ref> The US [[Visa Waiver Program]] applies to Czech nationals. [[File:Czernin Palast Prag.jpg|thumb|[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] in [[Prague]]]] The [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]] and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] have primary roles in setting foreign policy, although the [[President of the Czech Republic|President]] also has influence and represents the country abroad. Membership in the European Union and NATO is central to the Czech Republic's foreign policy. The [[Office for Foreign Relations and Information]] (ÚZSI) serves as the [[foreign intelligence]] agency responsible for [[espionage]] and foreign policy briefings, as well as protection of Czech Republic's embassies abroad. The Czech Republic has ties with [[Slovakia]], [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]] as a member of the [[Visegrád Group]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visegradgroup.eu/about |title=About the Visegrad Group |work=[[Visegrád Group]] |access-date=8 August 2015 |date=15 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717004014/http://www.visegradgroup.eu/about |archive-date=17 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as with Germany,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prag.diplo.de/contentblob/4562604/Daten/5624388/download_GemeinsameErklaerung_SD_cz.pdf |title=Společné prohlášení ke strategickému dialogu mezi Ministerstvem zahraničních věcí České republiky a Ministerstvem zahraničních věcí Spolkové republiky Německo jako novém rámci pro česko-německé vztahy |publisher=German embassy in the Czech Republic |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903213529/http://www.prag.diplo.de/contentblob/4562604/Daten/5624388/download_GemeinsameErklaerung_SD_cz.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Israel]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/czech-vote-against-palestine_n_2217861.html |title=Czech Vote Against Palestine: Only European Nation At UN To Vote Against Palestinian State Was Czech Republic |newspaper=The Huffington Post |access-date=8 August 2015 |date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170943/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/czech-vote-against-palestine_n_2217861.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> the United States<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mzv.cz/washington/en/czech_u_s_relations/index.html |title=Czech-U.S. Relations |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic]] |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015211407/http://www.mzv.cz/washington/en/czech_u_s_relations/index.html |archive-date=15 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[European Union]] and its [[Members of the European Union|members]]. After 2020, relations with Asian democratic states, such as [[Taiwan]], are being strengthened.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programové prohlášení vlády |url=http://www.vlada.cz/cz/jednani-vlady/programove-prohlaseni/programove-prohlaseni-vlady-193547/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Vlada.cz |language=cs}}</ref> Conversely, the Czech Republic has long had bad relations with [[Russia]], and from 2021 the Czech Republic appears on Russia's official list of enemy countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2021 |title=Rusko zveřejnilo seznam nepřátelských zemí. Jsou na něm jen dvě: Česko a USA|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/rusko-zverejnilo-oficialne-seznam-zemi-ktere-nepovazuje-za-p/r~4fd09930b4c911eb89ccac1f6b220ee8/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Aktuálně.cz|language=cs}}</ref> The Czech Republic also has problematic relations with [[China]]. Czech officials have supported dissenters in [[Belarus]], [[Moldova]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Cuba]].<ref name="democrats">{{Cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9725352 |title=Czechs with few mates |newspaper=The Economist |date=30 August 2007 |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925075823/http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9725352 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Famous Czech diplomats of the past included [[Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál]], [[Humprecht Jan Czernin]], Count [[Philip Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau]], [[Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg]], Prince [[Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg|Karl Philipp Schwarzenberg]], [[Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal]], [[Ottokar Czernin]], [[Edvard Beneš]], [[Jan Masaryk]], [[Jiří Hájek]], [[Jiří Dienstbier]], [[Michael Žantovský]], [[Petr Kolář]], [[Alexandr Vondra]], Prince [[Karel Schwarzenberg]] and [[Petr Pavel]]. === Military === {{Main|Army of the Czech Republic}} [[File:Dejvice, generální štáb.jpg|thumb|right|General Staff of the [[Army of the Czech Republic]] in Prague]] The [[Army of the Czech Republic|Czech armed forces]] consist of the [[Czech Land Forces]], the [[Czech Air Force]] and of specialized support units. The armed forces are managed by the [[Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Defence]]. The [[President of the Czech Republic]] is [[Commander-in-chief]] of the armed forces. In 2004 the army transformed itself into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. The country has been a member of [[NATO]] since 12 March 1999. Defence spending is approximately 1.28% of the GDP (2021).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mocr.army.cz/finance-a-zakazky/resortni-rozpocet/resortni-rozpocet-5146/ |title=Resortní rozpočet |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic]] |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802012046/http://www.mocr.army.cz/finance-a-zakazky/resortni-rozpocet/resortni-rozpocet-5146/ |archive-date=2 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The armed forces are charged with protecting the Czech Republic and its allies, promoting global security interests, and contributing to NATO. Currently, as a member of NATO, the Czech military are participating in the [[Resolute Support Mission|Resolute Support]] and [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] operations and have soldiers in [[Afghanistan]], [[Mali]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Kosovo]], [[Egypt]], [[Israel]] and [[Operation Atalanta|Somalia]]. The Czech Air Force also served in the [[Baltic states]] and [[Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=5807 |title=Foreign Operations |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic]] |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306204826/http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=5807 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The main equipment of the Czech military includes [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen|JAS 39 Gripen]] multi-role fighters, [[Aero L-159 Alca]] combat aircraft, [[Mil Mi-24|Mi-35]] attack helicopters, armored vehicles ([[Pandur II]], [[OT-64 SKOT|OT-64]], [[OT-90]], [[BMP-2|BVP-2]]) and tanks ([[T-72]] and [[T-72M4CZ]]). The most famous Czech, and therefore Czechoslovak, soldiers and military leaders of the past were [[Ottokar II of Bohemia]], [[John of Bohemia]], [[Jan Žižka]], [[Albrecht von Wallenstein]], [[Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg]], [[Joseph Radetzky von Radetz]], [[Josef Šnejdárek]], [[Heliodor Píka]], [[Ludvík Svoboda]], [[Jan Kubiš]], [[Jozef Gabčík]], [[František Fajtl]] and [[Petr Pavel]]. === Human rights === {{main|Human rights in the Czech Republic}} {{see also|LGBT rights in the Czech Republic}} Human rights in the Czech Republic are guaranteed by the [[Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms]] and [[international treaties]] on human rights. Nevertheless, there were cases of human rights violations such as discrimination against Roma children,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2016 |title=Diskriminace Romů v českých školách jako evropský problém |url=http://literarky.cz/komentare/michal-komarek/18387-diskriminace-rom-v-eskych-kolach-jako-evropsky-problem |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401143159/http://literarky.cz/komentare/michal-komarek/18387-diskriminace-rom-v-eskych-kolach-jako-evropsky-problem |archive-date=1 April 2016 }}</ref> for which the [[European Commission]] asked the Czech Republic to provide an explanation,<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2014 |title=Evropská komise žádá Česko o data kvůli diskriminaci Romů ve školách |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/eu-chce-iformace-o-udajne-diskriminaci-romu-ve-skolstvi.A140925_201335_domaci_cen |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=iDNES.cz |language=cs}}</ref> or the illegal sterilization of Roma women,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2016 |title=Evropský soud tlačí vládu k odškodnění za nedobrovolné sterilizace romských žen|publisher=Liga lidských práv |url=http://llp.cz/2014/03/evropsky-soud-tlaci-vladu-k-odskodneni-za-nedobrovolne-sterilizace-romskych-zen/ |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=llp.cz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402194316/http://llp.cz/2014/03/evropsky-soud-tlaci-vladu-k-odskodneni-za-nedobrovolne-sterilizace-romskych-zen/ |archive-date=2 April 2016 }}</ref> for which the government apologized.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2009 |title=Vláda: Litujeme nezákonných sterilizací romských žen|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/domov/vlada-litujeme-nezakonnych-sterilizaci-romskych-zen.A091123_165045_ln_domov_mtr |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=Lidovky.cz |language=cs}}</ref> [[File:Logo of People in Need.png|thumb|195x195px|Logo of the Czech humanitarian organization People in Need]] Prague is the seat of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Today, the station is based in Hagibor. At the beginning of the 1990s, [[Václav Havel]] personally invited her to Czechoslovakia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2015 |title=Launch of RFE broadcasts from Prague recalled on 20th anniversary |url=https://english.radio.cz/launch-rfe-broadcasts-prague-recalled-20th-anniversary-8255422 |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Radio Prague International}}</ref> People of the same sex can enter into a "[[Registered Partnership|registered partnership]]" in the Czech Republic. Conducting [[same-sex marriage]] is not legal under current Czech law.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lopatka |first1=Jan |last2=Hovet |first2=Jason |title=Czech lawmakers give first nod to same-sex marriage bill, opposition ahead |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-lawmakers-give-first-nod-same-sex-marriage-bill-opposition-ahead-2023-06-29/ |website=Reuters |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> The best-known Czech activists and supporters of human rights include [[Bertha von Suttner|Berta von Suttner]], born in Prague, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her pacifist struggle, philosopher and the first Czechoslovak president [[Tomáš Masaryk|Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk]], student [[Jan Palach]], who set himself on fire in 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation, [[Karel Schwarzenberg]], who was chairman of the International Helsinki Committee for Human Rights between 1984 and 1990, [[Václav Havel]], long-time dissident and later president, sociologist and dissident [[Jiřina Šiklová]] and [[Šimon Pánek]], founder and director of the [[People in Need]] organization. === Administrative divisions === {{Main|Regions of the Czech Republic|Districts of the Czech Republic|Obec}} Since 2000, the Czech Republic has been divided into [[Regions of the Czech Republic|thirteen regions]] ([[Czech language|Czech]]: [[wikt:en:kraj#Czech|''kraje'', singular ''kraj'']]) and the capital city of [[Prague]]. Every region has its own elected regional assembly and a regional governor. In Prague, the assembly and presidential powers are executed by the city council and the mayor. The older seventy-six [[Districts of the Czech Republic|districts]] (''okresy'', singular ''[[okres]]'') including three "statutory cities" (without Prague, which had special status) lost most of their importance in 1999 in an administrative reform; they remain as territorial divisions and seats of various branches of state administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/article/36046|title=The death of the districts|date=3 January 2003|access-date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215131346/http://www.radio.cz/en/article/36046|archive-date=15 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The smallest administrative units are [[Obec|''obce'' (municipalities)]]. As of 2021, the Czech Republic is divided into 6,254 municipalities. Cities and towns are also municipalities. The capital city of Prague is a region and municipality at the same time. {{multiple image | align = center | total_width = 600 | direction = horizontal | image1 = Czech Rep. - Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia III (en).png | caption1 = Map of the Czech Republic with traditional regions and current administrative regions| | image2 = Okresy ČR 2007.PNG | caption2 = Map with court districts }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page