Editing Separation of church and state (section)

===Sweden===
The [[Church of Sweden]] was instigated by [[Gustav I of Sweden|King Gustav I]] (1523–60) and within the half century following his death had become established as a [[Lutheran]] state church with significant power in Swedish society, itself under the control of the state apparatus. A degree of freedom of worship (for foreign residents only) was achieved under the rule of [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]] (1771–92), but it was not until the passage of the [[Dissenter Acts (Sweden)|Dissenter Acts]] of 1860 and 1874 that Swedish citizens were allowed to leave the state church – and then only provided that those wishing to do so first registered their adhesion to another, officially approved denomination. Following years of discussions that began in 1995, the Church of Sweden was finally separated from the state as from 1 January 2000. However, the separation was not fully completed. Although the status of state religion came to an end, the Church of Sweden nevertheless remains Sweden's national church, and as such is still regulated by the government through the law of the Church of Sweden. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to refer to a change of relation between state and church rather than a separation. Furthermore, the Swedish constitution still maintains that the Sovereign and the members of the royal family have to confess an evangelical Lutheran faith, which in practice means they need to be members of the Church of Sweden to remain in the line of succession. Thusly according to the ideas of [[cuius regio, eius religio]] one could argue that the symbolic connection between state and church still remains.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/januaryweb-only/11.0.html|title=Swedish Church State Separate|magazine=Christianity Today|first=Ted|last=Olsen|date=1 January 2000|access-date=27 December 2014|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119060652/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/januaryweb-only/11.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref>