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* [[Salt Lake City]] (1847) and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.
* [[Salt Lake City]] (1847) and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.
* [[National Socialism]] in [[Germany]] 1925-1945 combined [[Norse mythology]], [[Darwinism]] and [[Theosophical Society|Theosophy]] in a [[Racism|racist]] militant extremist opposition to Judaism and Christianity <ref>''The Occult History of the Third Reich'' 4 program DVD documentary from [http://www.eagle-rock.com Eagle Media], copyright 2987/2004 Eagle Rock Entertainment. Disc 1: 100 minutes Disc 2: 109 minutes Total running time 209 minutes approx. Plus additional interactive content. Executive Producers for Eagle Rock Entertainment - Terry Shand & Geoff Kempin. An Eagle Media Release - Eagle Media is a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 0-9743194-6-5 </ref>
* Since 1926 the theocratic [http://sabda.sriaurobindoashram.org/catalog/show.php?id=about_saa Sri Aurobindo Ashram] in [[India]].
* Since 1926 the theocratic [http://sabda.sriaurobindoashram.org/catalog/show.php?id=about_saa Sri Aurobindo Ashram] in [[India]].
* 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.
* 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.
* 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>
* 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>