@Zardoz,
Or this could be aresult of trying to distance religion from politics.
In order to have an established church we needed to have a broad church, from elements of Puritanism through to Catholicism.
After the establishment only members of the C of E could sit in the House of Commons, hence Disraeli converting, but there was no other punishment.
I'm not saying there were not religious atrocities prior to that, Henry V had people burnt at the stake for reading the Bible in English, but once Anne passed the Actof Union, and Bill of Rights it was over.
The UK is one of the least religious coutries in the world, and I think a lot of that is down to having an established church, religion becomes another aspect of government, like waste disposal.
C of E bishops still sit in the House of Lords and when they do talk publically it'son very broad moral issues like Housing and Child Poverty.
I'm not claiming to be right, but if you look at the two countries yours has the religious right threatening to take over the government, whilst over here it's a tiny, almost insignificant, minority.