[fishtank]

There were five historical State Churches: the RCC, the Russian Orthodox, the Geneva Reformed with Calvin, the Anglicans, the Lutherans.

The Pilgrim Church by EH Broadbent chronicles the centuries of persecution by the State Churches against independent believers. I'm sad to see that any Baptist church in America took the mammon from Caesar.

[1010RD]

Who pays decides.

[Resettozero]

I'm sad to see that any Baptist church in America took the mammon from Caesar.

Without any preaching from the pulpit, several decades ago my conscience pricked me...and I ceased from deducting my tithes and other gifts to the church/parachurch from my 1040 schedule. Foolish? Yeah, moneywise it shirley is.

[vladimir998]

“...RCC, the Russian Orthodox, the Geneva Reformed with Calvin, the Anglicans, the Lutherans.”

the difference is that “ the Russian Orthodox, the Geneva Reformed with Calvin, the Anglicans, the Lutherans” were actually owned and operated by the state to the point that in 3 out of 4 of them doctrine was decided on BY THE STATE. The Catholic was never owned or operated by the state, the state did not decide its doctrine.