Disendowment of the Church of England Examined
The article argues disendowment is possible without threatening state authority. It explains that the Church is not a corporate body owning all endowments. each clergyman holds parish funds as a separate corporation sole, and the state regulates ecclesiastical matters. It warns against creating an ecclesiastical corporate entity that could rival the state and notes past Irish Church actions as perilous precedent.
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Church of England
Blackstone
Qquatenus Parson
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Notes on the Church Congress and its public role
The Church Congresses reveal zeal within the Establishment and hint at future reliance on voluntary religious energy. They also raise questions about clergy holding national office while freely discussing national policy with popular assemblies, a contrast to other state bodies and to military leadership.
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England
Department of the Civil Service
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