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The Anglican Church, if you go to Britain, the Church of England is the state church.
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In New Hampshire, at that period, the Federalists were the ruling party, and the Congregationalists formed the state church.
Daniel Webster Henry Cabot Lodge 1887
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In New Hampshire, at that period, the Federalists were the ruling party, and the Congregationalists formed the state church.
Daniel Webster Lodge, Henry Cabot 1883
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Church, which, with respect to the clergy reserves and other matters, was seeking a _quasi_ recognition as a state church.
Lord Elgin John George Bourinot 1869
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But the one thing I'd say for Kroto is that the situation is different in the UK, with a state church.
Planet Atheism 2008
 
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