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Right but these are rules set up and regulated by the US government. They didn't need to structure them that way in the beginning. Many countries don't.
by junon 3y ago
Right but these are rules set up and regulated by the US government. They didn't need to structure them that way in the beginning. Many countries don't.
- bombcar 3y agoMany countries go so far the other way that the government taxes the people and gives the money to the church.
- WeylandYutani 3y agoVery true. The Netherlands never spent a single cent on the state religion so it completely collapsed when tithing dried up. Meanwhile in Belgium the government gives money to the Catholic church so it is able to survive.
- bombcar 3y agoHeh makes it sound like the Catholics are entirely funded by Belgium ;) It's honestly understandable in some of these countries, especially when you consider the deep interconnection many countries have with the church (take Rome as the quintessential example; how many of the tourist hotspots are just churches).