> nations also used to be convinced it is inherent to their sovereignty to tell us who to worship and who to marry. this is no longer the case. Except in some

> nations also used to be convinced it is inherent to their sovereignty to tell us who to worship and who to marry. this is no longer the case. Except in some theocraties where you're 2nd class citizen when you don't worship the official God (Israel, some Muslims countries...) And in the US, the President oauth is on the Bible and "under God" if I remember clearly. So, in a way, it is still the case: how would a Jew or Muslim or Buddhist be able to do that? Governements are elected to provide services for the good of the nations. That include security: physically (police, army) and economically... so the money is a way for a state to provide security for the trade