Lista de países cristãos não-laicos

Em tempos de debates  sobre a lei das religiões brasileira, fui me informar melhor sobre a questão dos estados laicos. Tive algumas surpresas sobre quem são os estados não-laicos (ou seja, com religião e Igreja oficial), especialmente na Europa:

Da Wikipedia:

The following is a list of countries recognizing an official religion.

Contents  [hide] 1 Christian countries 1.1 Roman Catholic 1.2 Eastern Orthodox 1.3 Oriental Orthodox 1.4 Lutheran 1.5 Anglican 1.6 Reformed 2 Islamic states 3 Buddhist states 4 Additional notes 5 Pluralist states 6 Secular states 7 Established churches and former state churches in Europe 8 Former state churches in British North America 9 See also

[edit]Christian countries

The following states recognize some form of Christianity as their official religion (by denomination):

[edit]Roman Catholic

• Andorra
• Argentina
• Monaco
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Liechtenstein
• Malta
• Monaco
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Some cantons of Switzerland
• Vatican City
• Philippines (de facto, officially secular)

[edit]Eastern Orthodox

Jurisdictions which recognize one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches as their official religion:

• Cyprus
• Finland (along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland)
• Greece
• Romania

The Russian Federation maintains the separation of church and state. Nevertheless it recognizes the Russian Orthodox Church, part of the Eastern Orthodox communion, as well asBuddhism, Judaism, and Islam as "indigenous" to Russian soil. (preamble of the law on freedom of conscience 1997)

[edit]Oriental Orthodox

Jurisdictions which recognize one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches as their official religion:

• Armenia

[edit]Lutheran

Jurisdictions which recognize a Lutheran church as their official religion:

• Denmark
• Iceland
• Norway
• Germany

Until 2000, Sweden had the localized Lutheran Church as a state church. The Church of Sweden has now been relegated to the status of a national church. Finland's former state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, was changed into a national church (along with the Finnish Orthodox Church, which was given the same position) through the church law of 1870, the constitution of 1919 and the law on religious freedom of 1922.

[edit]Anglican

Jurisdictions which recognise an Anglican church as their state religion:

• England (as part of the greater United Kingdom) - Church of England

[edit]Reformed

Jurisdictions which recognize a Reformed church as their official religion:

• Scotland (as part of the greater United Kingdom) - Church of Scotland
• Some cantons of Switzerland
• Nothern Ireland
• Netherlands