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/* Examples of Theocracies */ Nazi ideology and esoteric Nordic mythology as German state religion
* The [[Vatican City|Vatican]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is a formal [[Christianity|Christian]] theocracy, with the [[Pope]] as head of both church and state. By technicality, Vatican City established by the Treaty of the Lateran in 1929 is a theocracy, as it is ruled by the Pope, placed by a divine election.
* [[National Socialism]] in [[Germany]] 1928-1945 combined [[Darwinism]], [[Norse mythology]] and [[Theosophical Society|Theosophy]] in a [[Racism|racist]] militant extremist opposition to Judaism and Christianity.
* The [[Islamic Republic]] of [[Iran]] since December 1979 is a modern-day theocracy, as many commentators believe that the real power in its government lies not in allegedly "democratically-elected" leaders like [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] but in [[Clergy|cleric]]s such as the [[Ayatollah]]s within the government, since Iranian law requires [[President]]ial candidates to be approved by the [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/guardian-council Guardian Council] <ref>
