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religion in Spain

vr.tr.religion-in-spain · thing-q629125

Let an agent describe religion in Spain with survey and official statistics and attribution, explain the legal framework and church-state relations, describe minorities and regional variation, and present debates neutrally.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Describe Landscape.

Overview

Overview.

Overview

Overview.

  1. What is the religious composition of Spain, from surveys and official estimates? measurement
  2. Is the figure current and sourced? boundary

Communities

Communities.

Communities

Communities.

  1. What are the main religious communities, and how do they describe themselves? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific community? action
Law Legal framework.

Constitution

Constitution and agreements.

Constitution

Constitution.

  1. What do the constitution, the Holy See agreements and cooperation agreements provide? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Debates

Church-state debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates exist on church funding, education and historical memory, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History and regions.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did religion in Spain develop from Roman and Visigothic times through al-Andalus, the Reconquista, the Inquisition and Francoism to democracy, as historians describe? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Regions

Regional variation.

Regions

Regions.

  1. How does religion vary between Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia and other regions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific region? action
Context Trends and culture.

Trends

Secularisation.

Trends

Trends.

  1. How has practice declined, and what do researchers say about causes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits secularisation in Europe? action

Culture

Religious culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How do festivals such as Holy Week and pilgrimages such as the Camino de Santiago shape Spanish culture? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific festival? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Christianity in Spain, Hinduism in Spain, Bahá'í Faith in Spain, Buddhism in Spain, religion in Galicia, religion in Catalonia, religion in the Canary Islands, religion in Andalusia, Christianity in the Canary Islands, Christianity in Ceuta, Christianity in Melilla, Christianity in Catalonia

What it is Filled

The religious landscape of Spain, historically Catholic with the Church holding a special cooperation agreement with the state, where about half the population still identifies as Catholic but practice has declined sharply, with a large and growing non-religious population, Muslim communities from migration, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha i minorities, and regional variation from Galicia to Catalonia; the constitution guarantees religious freedom and declares no state religion.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe religion in Spain with survey and official statistics and attribution, explain the legal framework and church-state relations, describe minorities and regional variation, and present debates neutrally.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Catholic heritage
  • Rapid secularisation
  • Cooperation agreements
  • Regional variation

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present old survey figures as the current religious make-up of Spain.
  • Mock, stereotype or demean any religious community or non-believers.
  • Attribute a religious belief to a named person without evidence.
  • Present debates about church funding, education or secularism as settled.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing material about religious minorities in a specific town or community.

May

  • Report religious affiliation and practice in Spain from recent surveys, stating the year and source.
  • Explain the legal framework between the Spanish state and religious communities in general terms.
  • Describe the diversity of faiths and of non-religious people in Spain respectfully.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Religion is a protected and personal matter; claims about who believes what can lead to discrimination.
  • The history of religion in Spain includes persecution and expulsion that some communities still feel.

Who is affected

  • Religious minorities
  • Catholic believers
  • Non-religious people

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; religious communities govern their own affairs and the state regulates their legal status.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13198592 - registry parent class

related

  • religion on the Earth - in registry terms
  • Spain - the country
  • Spanish Constitution of 1978 - Article 16
  • Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas - in surveys

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-spain
  • Wikidata: Q629125 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629125)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Catholic identification: about 55 percent - CIS surveys, varying
  • non-religious: about 40 percent - CIS surveys
  • Muslims: about 2.5 million - estimates

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Religious landscape of Spain
  • Catholic majority in identity, growing non-religious share, minorities
  • Religion in Portugal and Latin America are separate topics
  • Not a visible object; churches, mosques and other places of worship across Spain.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • relay statistics with sources
  • explain legal framework
  • describe communities and regions
  • present debates neutrally

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale statistics
  • Presenting church-state debates as settled
  • Disrespectful presentation of any community
  • Confusing identification with practice

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Spanish Constitution Article 16 on religious freedom and non-confessionality
  • 1979 agreements with the Holy See
  • 1980 Organic Law on Religious Freedom and cooperation agreements with Protestants, Jews and Muslims
  • Regional laws on places of worship

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a descriptive topic.
  • Catholic Church in Spain
  • non-religious and atheist population
  • Islam in Spain
  • Protestant and evangelical churches
  • Orthodox, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha i communities
  • religion by region such as Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque Country

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q629125: religion in Spain - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Religion in Spain - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should the Catholic Church in Spain and Islam in Spain be separate primary entries?
  • How should survey sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming communities and regions; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q629125/spec.json