it went more than the church of england. you had to pay tithe. it was a tax there. wasn't an opportunity to worship as you chose. that's why whitefield didn't go preach in the churches. he had to do it out in the fields. that's where our founders were trying to guard against. they knew what would happen when a state said hey, wait a minute. we have these people who will listen to anything because they're stupid, i guess. and they'll just listen to whatever their pastor says. so, if we can co-op the state, we can get them to do anything. that's what they were guarding against. almost like what is happening with social justice and the progressives. now, the worst example of this in the last century, is probably the best example of what a state interfering in religion can do. when hitler came to power in germany, he knew his