Religious Democracy - Examples

Examples

Historical democracies with state sponsored religious laws:

  • Athenian democracy (Ancient Greek religion)
  • Roman Republic (Ancient Roman religion)
  • Buddhist ganarajyas
  • Icelandic Commonwealth (Norse paganism, after AD 1000 Christianity)
  • Old Swiss Confederacy (Christianity)

Contemporary democracies with state religions:

  • Christian:
    • Greece, Argentina, Bolivia, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom
  • Islamic:
    • Bangladesh, Malaysia
  • Jewish:
    • Israel
  • Buddhist:
    • Bhutan

Contemporary states with state religions that claim to be democratic but are not recognised as such by the international community:

  • Christian:
    • Armenia
  • Islamic:
    • Iran

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