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If you don’t want churches interfering in society shouldn’t you insist that society, i.e., government not interfere in churches?  What right do you have to dictate what churches can do in the name of their religion?  What right do you have to tell churches they must give up certain constitutional rights (to lobby the government for instance) in order to exercise other rights (such as to exist without being taxed into oblivion)?  Hostility from the likes of you is one of the main reasons why churches are so impotent when it comes to doing any social welfare work, and that hostility is precisely why this amendment is needed.