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The title List of official religions implies a recognized status that does not necessarily indicate a relationship to national government. The title "List of national religions" is an improvement in this regard, although some other alternative may be preferred, such as "List of state established religions". --Blainster13:26, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is something odd about this article. For example, Germany is a secular state, which extends certain privileges to certain large-ish religious bodies. Besides the Roman Catholic church and the Protestant Churches, these would include--depending on the German state--the Old Catholic Church, some of the Jewish religious communities, the Methodists, the Seventh-Day Adventists, and other communities. Yet the article lists Germany as "Protestant" when it could, with equal justice (or injustice), be assigned to any other religion on the list.
Meanwhile, Russia has no official religion; as a practical matter is dominated by its Orthodox Church; and recognizes/permits a handful of other religions to operate with relative freedom. Yet the Russian republic of Kalmykia has declared both Orthodoxy and Tibetan Buddhism as co-official religions. Other regions may have similar arrangements.
In several cases, no official religion is named anywhere, yet a certain religion turns out to be integrated with the government and functioning as if it were official. I believe Bhutan would be an example, and possibly some of the East European countries.118.165.204.252 (talk) 08:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]