In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable. (Madalyn Murray O'Hair)

In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.

Madalyn Murray O'Hair

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