What Is Nationalism?
1. Religious Nationalism
Most nations will not have a national affiliation with any one religion. While the population may be free to practice religion, and it may even be that the majority follow a particular religion, most nations still remain secular on the whole. Not all nations have the same policies, though, and some states have very strong affiliations with particular religions. Saudi Arabia, for example, is an Islamic state. Not only is Islam entwined at state level, but it is also something that much of the population feel a strong connection to. Another example might be the United States with a largely Christian population that consider their country to be a Christian nation, even though it is technically secular.
