Devlet dini ya daresmî din, devlet tarafından onaylanan ve desteklenen birdinî yapı ya daakide. Resmî dini olan bir devlet,seküler olmamasına karşın mutlakateokratik olmak zorunda da değildir.
Hristiyan ülkelerdedevlet kilisesiRoma İmparatorluğu'nun devlet kilisesi ile ilişkilidir ancak aynı zamanda Hristiyanlığın modern süreçte yaşadığı bir evrime denk gelir ve dinin ulusal bir kolu gibi kabul edilir. Devlet dini her zaman devlet tarafından kabul edilmiş bir din anlamına gelse de, her zaman devletin bir din tarafından kontrol ediliyor olduğu (yani teokrasi) ya da dinin devlet tarafından kontrol ediliyor olduğu anlamına gelmez.
Devletler tarafından finanse edilen dinsel kültler oldukça eski dönemlere,Antik Yakın Doğu'ya hatta tarih öncesi dönemlere kadar gider. Dinî kültlerle devlet ilişkisiMarcus Terentius Varro tarafındanpolitik teoloji (theologia civilis) terimi ile tartışılmıştır. Devlet tarafından finanse edilen ilk "devlet kilisesi" MS 301'de kurulanErmeni Apostolik Kilisesi'dir.
Dominik Cumhuriyeti: Anayasa devletin dini olmadığını belirtir; buna karşın Vatikan ile yapılmış konkordat Katolikliğin devlet kilisesi olduğunu kabul eder.[43]
Fransa: Fransa'da 1801 yılında Napolyon tarafından devlet dini geri getirildi. Buna karşın bu yasa 1905'te feshedildi ve laiklik benimsendi. Bu dönemdeAlsas-Loren Alman İmparatorluğu kontrolünde bulunmaktaydı. Fransa 1918'de bölgeyi yeniden kontrol altına aldı, ancak bölgedeki bu yerel yasa feshedilmedi. Bu nedenden ötürü bölgedeki yerel yasanın belirlediğiYahudilik,Katoliklik,Lütercilik veKalvinizm resmî statüye sahiptir.[44]
Haiti 1987'den beri Katoliklik resmî din olmasa da, devlet tarafından ayrıcalıklı bir statüde tutulmaktadır.[45][46]
Macaristan: 2011 Macaristan Anayasası din ve devleti ayırmasına rağmen Macaristan'ı "Hristiyan Avrupa'nın içerisinde yer alan" bir devlet olarak tanımlar.[47]
Portekiz: Ülkede din ve devlet işleri ayrı olup Katolik Kilisesi'ne bazı özel haklar tanınmaktadır.[48]
Samoa: 2017 yılında bir parlamento oylaması sonucunda Hristiyanlık devlet dini olmuştur.[49][50]
Zambiya: 1991 Zambiya Anayasası ülkeyi bir "Hristiyan devlet" olarak tanımlar.[51]
Buddhism is the spiritual heritage of Bhutan, which promotes the principles and values of peace, non-violence, compassion and tolerance.
TheDruk Gyalpo is the protector of all religions in Bhutan.
It shall be the responsibility of religious institutions and personalities to promote the spiritual heritage of the country while also ensuring that religion remains separate from politics in Bhutan. Religious institutions and personalities shall remain above politics.
TheDruk Gyalpo shall, on the recommendation of the FiveLopons, appoint a learned and respected monk ordained in accordance with theDruk-lu, blessed with the nine qualities of a spiritual master and accomplished inked-dzog, as theJe Khenpo.
His Holiness theJe Khenpo shall, on the recommendation of theDratshang Lhentshog, appoint monks blessed with the nine qualities of a spiritual master and accomplished inked-dzog as the FiveLopons.
The members of theDratshang Lhentshog shall comprise:
(a) TheJe Khenpo as Chairman;(b) The FiveLopons of theZhung Dratshang; and(c) The Secretary of theDratshang Lhentshog who is a civil servant.
TheZhung Dratshang andRabdeys shall continue to receive adequate funds and other facilities from the State."Bhutan's Constitution of 2008"(PDF).constituteproject.org/. 10 Aralık 2017 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi:29 Ekim 2017.
^"Lao People's Democratic Republic's Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2003"(PDF).constituteproject.org. 10 Aralık 2017 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi:29 Ekim 2017.Article 9: The State respects and protects all lawful activities of Buddhists and of followers of other religions, [and] mobilises and encourages Buddhist monks and novices as well as the priests of other religions to participate in activities that are beneficial to the country and people.
^Article 67:"The State should support and protect Buddhism and other religions. In supporting and protecting Buddhism, [...] the State should promote and support education and dissemination of dharmic principles of Theravada Buddhism [...], and shall have measures and mechanisms to prevent Buddhism from being undermined in any form. The State should also encourage Buddhists to participate in implementing such measures or mechanisms.""Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand"(PDF).constitutionnet.org. 10 Aralık 2017 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi:29 Ekim 2017.
^"Vatican City". Catholic-Pages.com. 2 Ekim 1999 tarihindekaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 12 Ağustos 2013.
^Temperman, Jeroen (2010).State–Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance. BRILL.ISBN9789004181496.... guarantees the Roman Catholic Church free and public exercise of its activities and the preservation of the relations of special co-operation with the state in accordance with the Andorran tradition. The Constitution recognizes the full legal capacity of the bodies of the Roman Catholic Church which have legal status in accordance with their own rules.
^"Guatemala's Constitution of 1985 with Amendments through 1993"(PDF).Constitution Project. 22 Kasım 2015 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi.The juridical personality of the Catholic Church is recognized. The other churches, cults, entities, and associations of religious character will obtain the recognition of their juridical personality in accordance with the rules of their institution[,] and the Government may not deny it[,] aside from reasons of public order. The State will extend to the Catholic Church, without any cost, [the] titles of ownership of the real assets which it holds peacefully for its own purposes, as long as they have formed part of the patrimony of the Catholic Church in the past. The property assigned to third parties or those
^"Constitution of the Italian Republic"(PDF). Senato.it. 22 Kasım 2009 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi:2 Ekim 2015.The State and the Catholic Church are independent and sovereign, each within its own sphere. Their relations are regulated by the Lateran pacts. Amendments to such Pacts which are accepted by both parties shall not require the procedure of constitutional amendments.
^"Constitution of the Republic of Peru"(PDF). 26 Mayıs 2011 tarihindekaynağından(PDF) arşivlendi.Within an independent and autonomous system, the State recognizes the Catholic Church as an important element in the historical, cultural, and moral formation of Peru and lends it its cooperation. The State respects other denominations and may establish forms of collaboration with them.
^"The Constitution of the Republic of Poland". 2 Nisan 1997. 12 Nisan 2003 tarihindekaynağından arşivlendi.The relations between the Republic of Poland and the Roman Catholic Church shall be determined by international treaty concluded with the Holy See, and by statute. The relations between the Republic of Poland and other churches and religious organizations shall be determined by statutes adopted pursuant to agreements concluded between their appropriate representatives and the Council of Ministers.
^Enyedi, Zsolt; Madeley, John T.S. (2 Ağustos 2004).Church and State in Contemporary Europe. Routledge. s. 228.ISBN9781135761417.Both as a state church and as a national church, the Orthodox Church of Greece has a lot in common with Protestant state churches, and even with Catholicism in some countries.
^Meyendorff, John (1981).The Orthodox Church: Its Past and Its Role in the World Today. St Vladimir's Seminary Press. s. 155.ISBN9780913836811.Greece therefore is today the only country where the Orthodox Church remains a state church and plays a dominant role in the life of the country.
^Salla Korpela (Mayıs 2005)."The Church in Finland today". Finland Promotion Board; Produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Communications and Culture. 10 Eylül 2015 tarihinde kaynağındanarşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 8 Kasım 2020.
^Referenced at the Encyclopedia of Global Religion, edited by Mark Juergensmeyer, published 2012 by Sage publications,978-0-7619-2729-7, page 390. (Page available on-linehere 3 Haziran 2019 tarihindeWayback Machine sitesindearşivlendi.).
^"Constitution of Denmark – Section IV"(PDF). 1 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağındanarşivlendi(PDF). Erişim tarihi: 22 Eylül 2016.The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the Established Church of Denmark, and, as such, it shall be supported by the State.
