Baptist Republic of Nagaland? https://thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-what-distinguishes-a-naga-baptist
Would the Russian Empire count?
There was, and I'm pretty sure it was led by Pat Robertson.I believe there was such a nation in Rumsfeldia when the United States collapsed into civil war
I'm not so sure about that... Fundamentalism, as in Evengalical Protestant, Pentecostal Fundamentalism, didn't really coalesce until the very early 1900's, with the Azusa Street movement in LA and the publication of "The Fundamentals" series... the roots of it of course existed earlier, but were largely considered lower-class sectarians and well outside of the mainstream of political power.Define fundamentalist Christian state.
If you mean something like IR of Iran or even more radical, you probably need something like POD before 1848 or something like that. Probably even earlier POD.
If you mean only just it using very Christian legistature I think that surviving altough reformed Papal States could be possible. Some African countries too have good chances for that.
What if a Christian majority Libanon gets independence from France and somehow forms a clerical fascist dictatorship ?Is it possible for a Christian fundamentalist country to emerge in the 20th century? If the answer is yes, where is it most likely and at what timepoint?
They already had a pact with the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Opus Dei experts seemed to have a lot to say in Franco regime's domestic policy and conservative illiberal was had been enforced on the public. Even the country opened up on Tourism for money, Franco didnt like the fact that Conservative morals might be undermined by 'Western hedonism'.Could Francoist Spain become more of a theocratic Catholic state?
Aren't they this Christian militia fighting a sectarian civil war against the Muslim Seleka militia? If they took over CAR, I'm sure they would be persecuting Muslims.Maybe you could get something from the Anti-Balaka forces in the Central African Republic ?
A major reason for VC support was the Diem persecution of non-CatholicsSouth Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem was actually very much a Catholic version of Iran or Saudi Arabia. I don't know if I'd describe their ideology as "fundamentalist" necessarily, but definitely in terms of policy it was violently persecuting Buddhists (Vietnam was majority-Buddhist), promoting Christianity and discriminating in favor Christian and the Church, and instituting religiously-inspired social policies such as banning divorce.
A major reason for VC support was the Diem persecution of non-Catholics
Oo, that's a good one. Also relatively out of the way, so might go on for a while.Baptist Republic of Nagaland? https://thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-what-distinguishes-a-naga-baptist
Baptists would have a hard time creating or maintaining a theocratic state. The focus on the individual congregation and responsibility of the individual means there is rarely a central authority to either be or police the government. Baptist groups tend to be more associations than governing bodies.Baptist Republic of Nagaland? https://thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-what-distinguishes-a-naga-baptist
I would count it. Although I suppose it depends on what you consider to be a 'Christian' or 'Muslim' country.Would the Russian Empire count?
Heh, Baptist jokes....Baptists would have a hard time creating or maintaining a theocratic state. The focus on the individual congregation and responsibility of the individual means there is rarely a central authority to either be or police the government. Baptist groups tend to be more associations than governing bodies.
You also have the old joke. When you have 2 baptists in a room you have at least 3 opinions. Pretty hard to build a central authority out of that.
I was going to come here and mention Nagaland - both because of how conservative their Baptist faith is, how widespread it is, and because it would be funny.Baptist Republic of Nagaland? https://thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-what-distinguishes-a-naga-baptist