41.   Buddhism became, to all intents and purposes, the unofficial state religion.

42.   But a strong showing by Welfare on Sunday could be a shock for much of Turkish society, where secularism is treated as kind of a state religion.

43.   Constitution drafters reject declaring Buddhism the state religion.

44.   Constitution drafters refuse to make Buddhism state religion.

45.   For the first time, Malaysian state-owned radio and television will allow broadcasts by religions other than the state religion, Islam.

46.   Germany has no state religion, but in contrast to most other Western nations, Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches oversee obligatory religion classes in public schools.

47.   He says they cannot prosper in the same nation as the majority Sinhalese, whose Buddhism is the state religion and who dominated government, education and military posts.

48.   He says they cannot prosper in the same nation as the majority Sinhalese, whose Buddhism is the state religion and who dominate government, education and military posts.

49.   However, a strong showing by Welfare on Sunday could be a shock to Turkey, where secularism is a kind of state religion.

50.   In Bangladesh, Islam is the state religion, but Christmas is a national holiday.