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:::::::What was the church's corrupt means to coerce funding out of people for its corrupt bureaucracy and social spending? Threats and superstitions.
:::::::What was the church's corrupt means to coerce funding out of people for its corrupt bureaucracy and social spending? Threats and superstitions.
:::::::So while criticism of the ''Ancien Regime'' as being corrupt and coercive may be or are valid, that is not necessarily a green light for the state to pick up the charitable or "[[social contract]]" functions originally deemed the purview of the church. That is what the "separation" or "free exercise" is supposed to mean. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]]</sup> 06:50, February 18, 2022 (EST)
:::::::So while criticism of the ''Ancien Regime'' as being corrupt and coercive may be or are valid, that is not necessarily a green light for the state to pick up the charitable or "[[social contract]]" obligations originally deemed the purview of the church. That is what the "separation" or "free exercise" is supposed to mean. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]]</sup> 06:50, February 18, 2022 (EST)
:::OK, I'm beginning to understand why, one the one hand, some Americans call Democrats fascists, while, on the other, communists see ''all'' Americans as fascists. Also that Americans tend to use terms right and left, as well as socialism, quite differently from most other nations.--[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 17:22, February 14, 2022 (EST)
:::OK, I'm beginning to understand why, one the one hand, some Americans call Democrats fascists, while, on the other, communists see ''all'' Americans as fascists. Also that Americans tend to use terms right and left, as well as socialism, quite differently from most other nations.--[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 17:22, February 14, 2022 (EST)