A British Church Debate on Self-government and Disestablishment
The discussion centers on the Irish Church disestablishment and England's Church governance. Critics warn that diocesan conferences fail without parliamentary backing, risking clerical dominance and ignore lay input while praising the Irish model’s progress and the need for a free church in a free state. The Munich Old Catholics conference is noted as pursuing church state separation and civil marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Hamilton
Ireland
Free State
First Irish Church Synod
Church of England
Trish
Salisbury
Moberley
Pall Mall
Rome
Pall Mall Gazette
Episcopal Church of Ireland
England
Sremeskien
Friends of the Liberation Society
Munich
Germany
St Lucia Disestablishes Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church on the island of St Lucia has been disestablished removing church governance from state alignment. The move redefines church status, separating church and state affairs on the island.
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Island of
St. Lucia
Progress of state churchism in New York
An 1870 circular from the Union League Club alleges New York City diverted 528,742.47 dollars in 1869 from general taxes to sectarian schools and land grants. The piece argues this funded a State Church, eroded public schools, and mostly benefited Catholics, with Protestants warned against accepting such “hush money.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union League Club of
New York
City of
Union League Club
Bret Harte
Dols.eer
Daest
Presbyterian Eisst
Baer
New York City