Christianity has sufficient inner strength to survive and flourish on its own. It does not need state subsidies, nor state privileges, nor state prestige. The more it obtains state support the greater it curtails human freedom.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religion should survive through faith alone, as state support can limit freedom and weaken it.
- In plain terms
- Faith doesn't need government money or power to succeed.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep religion and state separate to protect freedom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does state support weaken faith?
- Should religion receive public money?
Another view
Public funding of religion can help minority faiths.
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