“By operating independently of government aid, the churches . . . avoid the resentment of those who do not want to be forced to contribute to churches to which they do not belong and of their own members who do not welcome being forced to contribute through government taxation.” WantStatesGovernmentChurchMembersAidsWelcomeResentmentTaxationGovernment Aid Book:Confronting church and state: memoirs of an activist Source: Confronting church and state: memoirs of an activist
“Churches are healthier and stronger if they assume responsibility both for financing their own programs and for stimulating their members to accept that responsibility.” IfsStatesChurchResponsibilityAcceptingMembersProgramStrongerAssumingFinancing Book:Religious Liberty and the Secular State: The Constitutional Context Source: Religious Liberty and the Secular State: The Constitutional Context