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The right to freedom of religion in the United Kingdom is provided for in all three constituent legal systems, by devolved, national, European, and international law and treaty. Four constituent nations compose the United Kingdom, resulting in an inconsistent religious character , and there is no state church for the whole kingdom.
A few countries in Europe continue to have state religions. [45] [46] Most countries in the former Eastern bloc have government programs for the restitution of religious property confiscated by previous socialist governments. [47] [48] [49] Many countries in Europe also provide government funding or other privileges for registered religious groups.
A few countries in Europe continue to have state religions. [1] [2] Most countries in the former Eastern bloc have government programs for the restitution of religious property confiscated by previous socialist governments. [3] [4] [5] Many countries in Europe also provide government funding or other privileges for registered religious groups.
"The Shouters" (Chinese: 呼喊派; pinyin: hūhǎn pài), a Christian movement broadly defined as organizations founded or inspired by Witness Lee, banned in 1983 and classified as xiéjiào since 1995. Mentuhui (门徒会; méntú huì), a Christian movement founded by Ji Sanbao, classified since 1995.
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [11] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam.
A report released by the UK's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and a report by the PEW organization studying worldwide restrictions of religious freedom, both have Christians suffering in the highest number of countries, rising from 125 in 2015 to 144 as of 2018.
In the 1720s, the kabbalistic works of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato were banned by religious leaders. In the 1690s, the book Pri Chadash was banned in Egypt for arguing on earlier authorities. [16] In the modern era, when government censorship of Jewish books is uncommon, books are mainly self-censored, or banned by Orthodox Jewish religious ...
Map of prevailing religion by country Map of relative importance of religion by country, based on a 2006–2008 worldwide survey by Gallup Countries with a state religion: Christianity (unspecified)