A split between Church and State is essential

IN response to Liz O’Donnell’s call for the severance of the tie between the Church and the State, I would like to offer the wholehearted support of the Let Our Voices Emerge (LOVE) charity.

A split between Church and State is essential
Thu, 24 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

In fact, we would urge that the Church immediately pull out from involvement in all of the 3,013 schools and all of the hospitals for which they are responsible in this State.

The issue of these establishments being built on Church-owned property could be a bit of a problem, but I’m sure the Church would be amenable to allowing the State buy these lands from them.

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