Controversy over government education plan and church influence
The piece critiques a government education scheme seeking chaplains in schools and a boarding element, arguing it threatens civil equality and increases church influence. It warns that appointing sect ministers could marginalize Dissenters and blur the line between church and state, urging reflection and restraint.
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Religious Freedom Society
Parliaments and Religious Freedom Debate Outlined
The piece discusses the Religious Freedom Society dinner as a testing ground for support from MPs including Mr. Buller. It notes MPs’ willingness to aid the cause while cautioning against dictation, praising the society’s resolutions against endowment and state control of religion in the British colonies, and urging broader volunteer support in Parliament.
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England
Committees of Privileges and Education
Solomon
Rome
Church of Christ
Friends of Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom Society
Liskeard
Buller
House of Commons
Buiter