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Why not pay more and give your security better training like police have? Certainly it will get a better result than minimum wage or volunteers.

• csa 10y ago
  Sure. They could, and that would be totally reasonable. That said, I personally don't think that they actually need as much "security" as they have or claim to want/need. The reason this is an issue is not so much that they are seeking more security as much as they are trying to start the process (potentially a slippery slope) of blurring the distinction between church and state.
  • humanrebar 10y ago
    > ...they are trying to start the process (potentially a slippery slope) of blurring the distinction between church and state. That's news to me. Citation please.
    • csa 10y ago
      Remove the "try to" from what I said. Whether they are intending to or not, they will be if this is allowed. I'm banging these out over lunch, so some reading comprehension empathy would be appreciated.
      • true_religion 10y ago
        Well, rather than calling it a separation of church and state, I think US laws are more intended to enact a protection of church from state. Historically the church informed everyday practices and morals and was the basis of many laws. The worry was that a singular church would rise up in a region, and aim to use governmental power to put down its rivals. The idea of a total atheistic separation where no one talks about morals and laws in a religious context was truly alien.