[Simon Green]

I didn’t mean “eliminate the church”, I meant: eliminate the church from your church-state monopoly. IOW, don’t you get an even more nefarious monopoly?

I'm not sure I understand your point. Doesn't the state have a monopoly on government power by definition?

[JPJones]

“Doesn’t the state have a monopoly on government power by definition?”

Not if it’s a “church-state” monopoly, as you originally proposed.