Christ King is a slogan used by Christians who pursue a theocracy. Religion should take the place of earthly authority. Jump to: navigation, search Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed. ... A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Jump to: navigation, search The term theocracy is used to describe a form of government in which a religion or faith plays a dominant role. ...

Some followers of this slogan are:

• Mexican Cristeros fighting the secularist president Plutarco Elías Calles
• Rexism (from Latin Christus Rex), a Catholic collaborationist movement during the occupation of Belgium by Nazi Germany.
• Guerrilleros de Cristo Rey ("Christ King guerillas"), a violent illegal organization operating during the Spanish transition to democracy against leftists and what they deemed obscenity.

The struggle between church and state in Mexico broke out in armed conflict during the Cristero War (also known as the Cristiada) of 1926–1929. ... Term of office: 1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Schoolteacher, soldier, politician First Lady: Natalia Chacón... Leon Degrelle Rexism was a fascist political movement in the first half of the twentieth century in Belgium. ... Collaboration, literally, consists of working together with one or more others. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... The Spanish transition to democracy or new Bourbon restoration was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. ...

See also

• Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews is the inscription on top of crucifixes.
• Army of the Lord, an African Protestant guerrilla.
• The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of Christ the King on a Sunday of November. Paola, Malta celebrates it on the third Sunday of July.