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With the Reformation in Denmark in 1536, Lutheran Christianity was established as the state religion. For the next century, in a time when religious wars swept Europe, harsh persecution of other faiths followed (Lutheran orthodoxy). Exceptions were granted only to foreign diplomats.
The Church of Denmark is the only religious group to receive direct financial support from the state. Other religious groups can receive indirect support through tax deductions on contributions. [41] §70 grants freedom of religion by ensuring civil and political rights can not be revoked due to race or religious beliefs.
Aside from Lutheranism, there is a small Catholic minority, as well as small Protestant denominations such as the Baptist Union of Denmark and the Reformed Synod of Denmark. Denmark has Lutheranism as the state religion, [3] as such its culture is heavily influenced by Christianity.
A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. ... Church of Denmark: Lutheran:
Lutheranism is also a state religion in Denmark and Iceland. Lutheranism was also the state church in Finland, Norway and Sweden, but its status in Norway and Sweden was changed to that of a national church in 2017 and 2000 respectively. [261] [262]
In Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden citizens who are members of organized religious societies contribute this church tax to their respective religious societies. However, in Norway there is no direct church tax of any kind, the state church is supported over through the national budget. [ 15 ]
In 1537, Christian's coup d'état in Norway made it a hereditary kingdom in a real union with Denmark that would last until 1814. He also made Lutheranism the state religion in Norway, [20] and on 2 September 1537 he appointed Gjeble Pederssøn as its first Lutheran bishop. [21]
The church is one of the smallest state churches in the world. [2] Prior to becoming independent on 29 July 2007, it was a diocese of the Church of Denmark, also a Lutheran church. As of 2024, 76.6% of Faroe Islanders belonged to the state church. [3] Other churches in the Faroe Islands include the Plymouth Brethren and the Roman Catholic Church.