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To: narses

Every state that had an established church abolished it either before or within a year of ratification of the Constitution but one, Connecticut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion#Former_state_churches_in_British_North_America

I suppose you'd support your personal denomination becoming the established church of the United States?


234 posted on 02/04/2007 3:25:05 PM PST by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: CobaltBlue

Reading comprehension a problem? I never said they had an established church, rather a tax for the support of churches.

Five states kept state tax support of religion for many more years. The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance both REQUIRED public lands be set aside for churches. They 'admixed' a lot.


236 posted on 02/04/2007 3:28:05 PM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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