State religion Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Other/mixed==== * {{flag|Armenia}}: The [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] has a constitutional agreement with the [[Armenia|State]]: "The Republic of Armenia shall recognise the exclusive mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, as a national church, in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, in the development of their national culture and preservation of their national identity."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.am/parliament.php?id=constitution&lang=eng|title=National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia|website=parliament.am}}</ref> * {{flag|Dominican Republic}}: The constitution of the Dominican Republic specifies that there is no state church and provides for freedom of religion and belief. A [[concordat]] with the [[Holy See]] designates Catholicism as the official religion and extends special privileges to the Catholic Church not granted to other religious groups. These include the legal recognition of church law, use of public funds to underwrite some church expenses, and complete exoneration from customs duties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Report on International Religious Freedom β Dominican Republic|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/502105c67d.html|access-date=2023-01-02|website=Refworld|language=en}}</ref> * {{flag|Haiti}}: While Catholicism has not been the state religion since 1987, a 19th-century [[concordat]] with the [[Holy See]] continues to confer preferential treatment to the [[Catholic Church]], in the form of stipends for clergy and financial support to churches and religious schools. The Catholic Church also retains the right to appoint certain amounts of clergy in Haiti without the government's consent.<ref name="Haiti">{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90257.htm |title=Haiti |publisher=State.gov |date=2007-09-14 |access-date=2014-01-04}}</ref><ref name=":usirf17">{{Cite web|title=International Religious Freedom Report for 2015|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2017&dlid=281080|access-date=2023-01-02|publisher=US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor}}</ref> * {{flag|Hungary}}: The preamble to the [[Constitution of Hungary|Hungarian Constitution of 2011]] describes Hungary as "part of Christian Europe" and acknowledges "the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood", while Article VII provides that "the State shall cooperate with the Churches for community goals." However, the constitution also guarantees freedom of religion and separation of church and state.<ref>[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Hungary_2011.pdf Hungary's Constitution of 2011]. Retrieved 9 February 2016.</ref> * {{flag|Nicaragua}}: The [[Constitution of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan Constitution of 1987]] states that the country has no official religion, but defines "Christian values" as one of the "principles of the Nicaraguan nation".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Nicaragua_2014.pdf?lang=en|title=Nicaragua's Constitution of 1987 with Amendments through 2014|publisher=Constitute Project|accessdate=21 July 2022}}</ref> * {{flag|Portugal}}: Although Church and State are formally separate, the [[Catholic Church in Portugal]] still receives certain privileges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.concordatwatch.eu/showtopic.php?org_id=1361&kb_header_id=4131|title=Concordat Watch β Portugal | Concordat (2004) : text|website=concordatwatch.eu}}</ref> 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