These Countries Profess They Are Christian
November 06, 2017
Although history tells us the U.S. was founded on Christian principles, the Constitution has been “interpreted” by many to suggest it is a secular nation—but these countries have tossed all ambiguity aside.
There are a number of countries that have state-sponsored religions, and even a few with state-sponsored Christian denominations. There are several Christ-devoted leaders, as well. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is a devoted evangelical Christian. But that doesn’t count on this list.
Here are the countries that are officially declared as Christian states:
- Costa Rica—constitution declares Catholic Church as the state religious denomination, and public schools provide religious education unless parents opt out.
- Greece—in spite of its socialist leanings, the Greek constitution still reserves an important role for the Orthodox Church in the daily lives of all its citizens.
- Liechtenstein— constitution declares Catholic Church as the state religious denomination, and church leaders are allowed to come into public schools to provide religious education.
- Malta— constitution declares Catholic Church as the state religious denomination, and its authories “have the duty to teach which principles are right and which are wrong”; Catholicism is required as part of compulsory education.
- Monaco— constitution declares Catholic Church as the state religious denomination.
- Samoa—in June of this year, the nation’s parliament amended the constitution to declare Christianity the state religion.
- Tonga—under King George Tupou I, the country as declared a Christian state, and the monarch instituted laws to regulate observing the Sabbath.
- Tuvalu—according to its constitution, it is “an independent State based on Christian principles,” and in 1991, the Church of Tuvalu was founded, based on Reformed and Congregationalist traditions.
- Zambia—according to its constitution, the country is declared a “Christian nation,” and public schools are required to provide Christian education.
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