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! ===State churches=== [[File:Elizabeth II national mourning period - 04.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Westminster Abbey]] is [[Royal peculiar|responsible directly to the British monarch]]. The [[Church of England]] is the established church in England.]] A state church (or "established church") is a state religion established by a state for use exclusively by that state. In the case of a ''state church'', the state has absolute control over the church, but in the case of a ''state religion'', the church is ruled by an exterior body; for example, in the case of Catholicism, the [[Holy See|Vatican]] has control over the church. As of 2024, there are only five state churches left.<ref>{{cite web |author=((The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica ))|title=Established church |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/established-church |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 January 2024 |language=en}}</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