Well, separation of church and state is a nice catch phrase that has been attached to, but doesn't seem to mean the same thing as the 1st Amendment which states that the government shall establish no official religion/religious preference a-la Church of England. (oh yah, and something about free speech).
prester_scott has brought this subject up before, regarding the Anglican Church he attends, and there is some concern that accepting money from the government, or even the tax-exempt status, obligates the church to follow the rules that the government establishes. Proper religions should not be concerned about maintaining a tax-exempt status, and he feels it might be necessary to suffer paying taxes for a freer church.
So, don't know what to conclude. The UU is experiencing what some christian churches are contemplating, and I'd have to agree that some government preference is being shown, with a footnote that while the preference favours a christian generica, it comes with a lot of (as they'd say) secular humanist provisions that "true believers" don't want to conform to either.
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Date: 2004-05-20 06:42 (UTC)So, don't know what to conclude. The UU is experiencing what some christian churches are contemplating, and I'd have to agree that some government preference is being shown, with a footnote that while the preference favours a christian generica, it comes with a lot of (as they'd say) secular humanist provisions that "true believers" don't want to conform to either.