Editing Basic Laws of Sweden (section)

==Former Lutheran state church==
{{See also|Church of Sweden}}
In 1593, after 70 years of [[Reformation]] and [[Counter-Reformation]] in Sweden, adherence to the [[Augsburg confession]] was decided and given [[Constitution|constitutional status]] at the [[Uppsala Synod|Synod of Uppsala]] ({{langx|sv|Uppsala möte}}). References to Uppsala Synod have since then been worked into the fundamental laws, notably the [[Swedish Act of Succession|Act of Succession]].

In 2000, the Church was separated from the state and became an independent organization,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Si |date=2024-06-12 |title=Religion in Sweden |url=https://sweden.se/life/society/religion-in-sweden |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=sweden.se |language=en-GB}}</ref> but the ruling body of the church is still decided by public voting (among members of the church), and mostly consists of the political parties. The Church of Sweden is often classified as a semi-state church. This is because of its formal separation from the state but its lasting ties with official Sweden, most notably the Riksdag and the monarch. The Church of Sweden is also the only religious organization regulated by its own law, the Church of Sweden Act, which stipulates that the Church of Sweden has to be a democratic, Lutheran, Folk church.  As a result of the separation, people born in Sweden where the parents are members of the [[Church of Sweden]] since 2000 no longer become members of the church automatically at birth.