<Li> United Kingdom <Ul> <Li> The Church of England is the established state religion of England only . It is no longer established in Northern Ireland or Wales since the Anglican Church in these respective regions (Church of Ireland and Church in Wales) received autonomy from the main Church of England in 1871 and 1920 respectively . In Scotland, the generally Protestant Church of Scotland has an ambiguous, special constitutional status as national church . Furthermore, unlike its Welsh and Irish counterparts, the Anglican Church in Scotland (the Scottish Episcopal Church) never received established status; however, like the Church of Ireland and Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church is autonomous from the main Church of England . <Ul> <Li> The respective churches of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all, however, still in full communion with the Anglican Church . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Two archbishops and 24 senior diocesan bishops of the Church of England (the Lords Spiritual) have seats in the House of Lords, where they participate in debates and vote on decisions affecting the entire United Kingdom . <Ul> <Li> Parliament is opened with prayers, led by a Lords Spiritual member in the House of Lords and the Speaker's chaplain in the House of Commons . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The full term for the expression of the Crown's sovereignty via legislation is the Crown - in - Parliament under God . At the coronation, The sovereign is anointed with consecrated oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a service at Westminster Abbey and must swear to maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel, maintain Protestantism in the United Kingdom, specifically the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof as by established law in England . <Ul> <Li> Thus, though the Church of Ireland is no longer established and the Church of England has been disestablished in Wales as the Church in Wales, the Crown is still bound to protect Protestantism in general in the whole of the United Kingdom by the Coronation Oath Act 1688 and the Bill of Rights, and to protect the Church of Scotland by the Act of Union 1707 . All Members of Parliament (MPs) must declare their allegiance to the Queen in order to take their seat . Each individual MP, however, can choose whether or not to affirm a religious oath . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> The Church of England is the established state religion of England only . It is no longer established in Northern Ireland or Wales since the Anglican Church in these respective regions (Church of Ireland and Church in Wales) received autonomy from the main Church of England in 1871 and 1920 respectively . In Scotland, the generally Protestant Church of Scotland has an ambiguous, special constitutional status as national church . Furthermore, unlike its Welsh and Irish counterparts, the Anglican Church in Scotland (the Scottish Episcopal Church) never received established status; however, like the Church of Ireland and Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church is autonomous from the main Church of England . <Ul> <Li> The respective churches of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all, however, still in full communion with the Anglican Church . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Two archbishops and 24 senior diocesan bishops of the Church of England (the Lords Spiritual) have seats in the House of Lords, where they participate in debates and vote on decisions affecting the entire United Kingdom . <Ul> <Li> Parliament is opened with prayers, led by a Lords Spiritual member in the House of Lords and the Speaker's chaplain in the House of Commons . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The full term for the expression of the Crown's sovereignty via legislation is the Crown - in - Parliament under God . At the coronation, The sovereign is anointed with consecrated oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a service at Westminster Abbey and must swear to maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel, maintain Protestantism in the United Kingdom, specifically the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof as by established law in England . <Ul> <Li> Thus, though the Church of Ireland is no longer established and the Church of England has been disestablished in Wales as the Church in Wales, the Crown is still bound to protect Protestantism in general in the whole of the United Kingdom by the Coronation Oath Act 1688 and the Bill of Rights, and to protect the Church of Scotland by the Act of Union 1707 . All Members of Parliament (MPs) must declare their allegiance to the Queen in order to take their seat . Each individual MP, however, can choose whether or not to affirm a religious oath . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Church of England is the established state religion of England only . It is no longer established in Northern Ireland or Wales since the Anglican Church in these respective regions (Church of Ireland and Church in Wales) received autonomy from the main Church of England in 1871 and 1920 respectively . In Scotland, the generally Protestant Church of Scotland has an ambiguous, special constitutional status as national church . Furthermore, unlike its Welsh and Irish counterparts, the Anglican Church in Scotland (the Scottish Episcopal Church) never received established status; however, like the Church of Ireland and Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church is autonomous from the main Church of England . <Ul> <Li> The respective churches of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all, however, still in full communion with the Anglican Church . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> The respective churches of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all, however, still in full communion with the Anglican Church . </Li> </Ul>

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