ari ▁i ▁A td he ut " ▁( S av ior ▁of ▁the ▁Father land ). ▁The ▁h ymn ▁to ▁the ▁flag ▁hon ored ▁the ▁soldier ▁dying ▁for ▁his ▁country ▁as ▁a ▁" Saint ." ▁In cre asing ly ▁the ▁mos que ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁servants ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁the ▁patri otic ▁cler gy ▁of ▁all ▁faith s ▁pre aching ▁the ▁g ospel ▁of ▁Alban ism . ▁ ▁Mon archy ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁should ▁be ▁neutral , ▁with ▁no ▁official ▁religion ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁free ▁exercise ▁of ▁religion ▁should ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁all ▁faith s . ▁Ne ither ▁in ▁government ▁nor ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁system ▁should ▁favor ▁be ▁shown ▁to ▁any ▁one ▁faith ▁over ▁another . ▁Alban ism ▁was ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁religion , ▁and ▁officials ▁and ▁school te ach ers ▁were ▁called ▁" ap ost les " ▁and ▁" mission aries ." ▁Alban ia ' s ▁sacred ▁symbols ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁the ▁cross ▁and ▁the ▁cres cent , ▁but ▁the ▁Flag ▁and ▁the ▁King . ▁H ym ns ▁ideal izing ▁the ▁nation , ▁Sk ander beg , ▁war ▁hero es , ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁flag ▁pre domin ated ▁in ▁public - school ▁music ▁classes ▁to ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁virt ually ▁every ▁other ▁theme . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁reading ▁less on ▁in ▁elementary ▁schools ▁introduced ▁a ▁patri otic ▁c ate ch ism ▁beginning ▁with ▁this ▁sentence , ▁" I ▁am ▁an ▁Alban ian . ▁My ▁country ▁is ▁Alban ia ." ▁Then