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-Most of Malentina follows some variation of the Arcer Ænglican Church. Although the largest portion follows traditional Ænglicanism, more than half of all Ænglican followers are part of smaller divergent branches, only one of which, the Ænglic-Samuelites, is even close to being comparable to the mainline branch.
+Most of Malentina follows some variation of the Arcer-originated denomination of the Ænglican Church. Although the largest plurality of adherents of Ænglicanism follows its traditional episcopal branch, more than half of all Ænglican followers are part of smaller divergent branches, with only one of which, the Ænglo-Samuelites, being even close to being comparable to the mainline branch albeit with some elements considered to be {{wp|Liberal Christianity|liberal}}. Most of the other branches within Malentina range from attempted reformations of the Ænglican faith to largely congregationalist and evangelical branches; the most extreme of these evangelical branches is known as the [[Fellowship of Timothy]], often derisively referred to as "{{wp|snake handling in Christianity|snake-handlers}}" due to their propensity to handle live venomous snakes as part of their observed rites.
-Outside of the Ænglican followers, the nation is mostly split between the various native beliefs. These beliefs developed mostly separately from the mainland religions because of the isolation of the island tribes. Wakabiism is therefore a group of beliefs and ideas only found on the islands, although it shares many similarities to other animist concepts of the coastal regions surrounding the Malentine Sea.
+Other than adherents to Ænglican-based denominations, the nation is mostly split between various indigenous belief systems. These beliefs have developed mostly separately from the religions found on mainland Crona due to the isolated insular livelihood of these indigenous tribes. The collective name for these beliefs is [[Waakbiism]] and it describes a group of beliefs and ideas that are exclusively found on the Malentine islands, although it still shares many similarities to other {{wp|animism|animist}} concepts found in the coastal regions within the [[Malentine Sea]]. Wakabiism is split into three main groupings, although even smaller outliers do exists despite many of them slowly becoming extinct due to proximity to either an Ænglican-based denomination or a mainline Wakabiist group. That aside, all variants of Wakabiism focus on the concepts of animism as well as a few ideas in particular. These ideas include ancestral deification, the display of gratitude and reverence for both the natural elements, such as plants and animals when they are being harvested as well as the people responsible for harvesting them, and even the study and use of the phases of the moon and the positioning of the stars for use in spiritual guidance, the tracking of time and significant religious holidays, and the astrological implications for the perceived destinies of newborn children.
-Wakabiism is split into three main groupings, with some smaller outliers most of which are slowly dying out. These focus on animist worship mainly focus on a few particular ideas. These include ancestral deification, the display of gratitude for both the natural elements such as plants and animals when harvesting them plus the people who harvested them for you, as well as the study and use of the phase of the moon and the position of the stars for use in religious guidance, the tracking of time and holiday ceremonies as well as astrological implications for the destinies of newborn.
+The largest of the main Wakabii branches is the Neomaalit branch, a reformed branch that is focused on the implementation of nationalistic and socialist ideas into existing religious concepts to formulate a sort of syncretic ideology. Many of these ideas can range from largely conservative policies such as the equity of the nation's citizenry and a form of {{wp|protectionism}} that heavily taxes and regulates international entities working within the nation to more radical and revolutionary ideas such as the liberation of Malentina from its Ænglo-Qabóri-Songunese elite ruling class and the complete transition towards a {{wp|socialism|socialist}} {{wp|planned economy}}. Although the Treaty has stipulated that joining the socialist radicals within Neomaalit Wakabiism is considered a treasonous act against the Confederacy, this stipulation has largely remained unenforced and political parties that support the ideas espoused by this radical {{wp|left-wing politics|left-wing}} form of Neomaalit Wakabiism have not only been able to openly and actively campaign without consequence, they have also managed to win representatives within the member legislatures of the Trissembly.
-The largest of the Wakabii branches is the Neomaalit branch, which is a reformed branch focused on implementing nationalistic and socialist ideas into the old religious ideas. These ideas include more conservative ideas such as the equity of the citizenry of the nation and the heavy taxation and regulation of international entities working within the nation. Some also hold more radical ideas such as the freeing of the nation from it's imperialist ruling class as well as a complete shift towards a fully planned economy. Even though the partaking in this group is still considered treason against the Confederation according to the Treaty that created the modern government, the enforcement of this policy has lost all it's power. At this point there is even political parties with seats in the parliament who not only espouse this position but actively campaign as it's representatives.
+The other two main branches of Wakabiism are Tinastii Wakabiism and Maalit Wakabiism, which both hold beliefs and ideas that are nowhere near as concise as the beliefs and ideas held by Neomaalit Wakabiism. These two smaller forms of Wakabiism have largely shied away from active involvement in politics and instead have opted to focus on providing adherents with philosophical guidelines to live a righteous and good life instead of making use of strict religious dogma. The most common element found within all other branches of Wakabiism regardless of size and popularity is the strong rejection of the Neomaalit branch of Wakabiism, with many non-Neomaalit adherents of Wakabiism accusing Neomaalits of being nothing more than a group of desecrating heretics who actively corrupt the faith to lure in those among the faithful who do not suspect a thing on their journey to the true path of faith.
-The other two main Wakabii branches, the Tinastii and Maalit, both hold much vaguer beliefs and ideas. Today for most of their followers they function more as philosophical guidelines to helping followers live a righteous and good life rather than a strict religious code. One of the few core ideas held among almost all of their followers however is a strong rejection of the Neomaalit as a group of desecrating heretics who actively corrupt the true path of the faithful.
+The final two groups are those who profess a form of irreligiosity, who presently make up just less than a quarter of the top 1% of Malentine society. Irreligiosity used to make up a larger portion within Malentine demographics until the victors of the Starlit Revolution began to persecute them greatly, thus forcing many to flee the country and never return even after the revolution was swiftly put down by foreign intervention from Arcerion.
-While the Irreligious only make up 1.6% of the Malentinan population, they make up 21% of the top 1% most wealthy individuals. The irreligious demographic used to be closer to 7%, but they were one of the most heavily affected groups by the post-revolution cleansing, leading to the majority of them either fleeing or becoming victims of the crime.
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