"I think it's a positive result of not having a state church."

The debate also brought up questions whether there ought to be a state church.

It was this that inspired him in the fight against the state church.

Furthermore, at least one half of the Government must belong to the state church.

Since 1923 it has been possible to leave the state church without having to join another religious congregation.

A few years later, the Swedish laws changed, and religious groups other than the official state church were allowed to work.

Until 2000 it held the position of state church.

Bishops in the state church are apparently at odds over the law.

The state churches of some European nations would fit this type.

Indeed, he dealt with the state churches without really raising his voice.