Religion
The Federated Suns is committed to allowing freedom of religion to its citizenry. During the First Succession wars when the Draconis Combine and Capellan Confederation were bearing down against House Davion's forces there was a wave of hatred against Asian residents of the realm and many Buddhist institutions were destroyed. Today however Buddhism is practiced freely throughout Davion Space. Judaism maintains a small but active presence in the Federated Suns and is centered in and around the world of Robinson. The closest thing to a persecuted faith in the Federated Suns is the Azami branch of Islam, which is distrusted by the Davion government due to the large and important Azami population in the Draconis Combine. The larger Sunni branch of Islam is completely accepted by the Federated Suns population. Hinduism is important a region in the Southern portion of Davion Space called the United Hindu Collective. It was formerly a sovereign state but later joined the Federated Suns. Protestant Christianity is the largest of all of the religious faiths of the Federated Suns. The Catholic branch of Christianity is also important although it is divided between those who owe loyalty to Rome and a split-off known as the New Avalon Catholic Church which is based around a misinterpretation of a communique from the Pope to the Cardinal of New Avalon.
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