NYcarbineer
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Try this. Religious Freedom Page: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, James Madison (1785)
Part of the key here, is when Religious Institutions take on Community Work, they do it with a Neutral Approach in regard to Soliciting, or Recruiting. That does not translate to the Government Dictating how they operate internally. They do seek compliance with relevant ordinances. There is a distinction here.
Separation of Church and State is a Christian Principle, illustrated very well by John Locke. God First in All things, is not compromised or corrupted by any Civil Contract.
To the extent that the government has the power to 'dictate' to any business how it operates 'internally', and it is indisputable that the government has broad powers in that regard,
it thus has equal power to dictate to businesses that happen to operate under the auspices of some church.