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Ecclesiastical funding and Schooling in England Debate
A critique of the Privy Councils funding bias favoring Church schools over Methodist ones reveals a flawed distribution system born of royal patronage and state subsidies. The piece argues for universal, impartial education funding and questions the National Society’s emphasis on religious examination while de-emphasizing actual religious life. It warns against proposals to reinstate church rates and Church property protections, suggesting broad political reform may be unlikely.
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