Show where anything I wrote was not based in fact. This is about the free exercise of religion, so the First Amendment has bearing on this matter.
You are the one who shows a serious want on the subject of history.
You also are the one who asserts that the right of the Church to practice Her religion is dependent on whether she accepts any government funding. That is a false assertion and a practice which would be a threat to liberty.
The government simply won’t give churches the money if they don’t participate and toe the government line. That’s the way it works.
Oh, and it’s separation of Church *AND* State, not Church *OR* State. Just like it’s freedom *OF* religion not freedom *FROM* religion.
Oh and the government is to make no preference over any particular religion, if you don’t believe that and believe that Christianity should be prefered and first in line, go to Israel and talk to the wall.