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==Adoption of Christianity as National Religion== | ==Adoption of Christianity as National Religion== | ||
===Legal basis=== | ===Legal basis=== | ||
In June 2004, the Consul-General underwent a religious conversion and became a born-again Christian as publicly declared in the 13 June 2004 Statement of Faith. As part of a reorganization of the government of the Achaean Territory, all previous legal codes were abolished and the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] became the new law of the land. At this time, the country changed its name to [[Westarctica]], and adopted a new flag with a cross and crown design. | In June 2004, the Consul-General underwent a religious conversion and became a born-again Christian as publicly declared in the 13 June 2004 Statement of Faith. As part of a reorganization of the government of the Achaean Territory, all previous legal codes were abolished and the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] became the new [[Laws of Westarctica|law of the land]]. At this time, the country changed its name to [[Westarctica]], and adopted a new flag with a cross and crown design. | ||
[[File:Statement of Faith.jpg|thumb|Statement of Faith as written, signed, and decreed by Grand Duke Travis in 2004]] | [[File:Statement of Faith.jpg|thumb|Statement of Faith as written, signed, and decreed by Grand Duke Travis in 2004]] | ||
Although the Grand Ducal Mandate explicitly guaranteed "freedom of religion to all religions" (in Chapter II, Article 4, Section 2, Subsection H), Chapter VI, dealing with special religious clauses, declared Protestant Christianity to be the state religion of Westarctica and also awarded remuneration and pensions to religious leaders. Article 60 stated: | Although the Grand Ducal Mandate explicitly guaranteed "freedom of religion to all religions" (in Chapter II, Article 4, Section 2, Subsection H), Chapter VI, dealing with special religious clauses, declared Protestant Christianity to be the state religion of Westarctica and also awarded remuneration and pensions to religious leaders. Article 60 stated: | ||