“…Jurisdiction over the church was simply assumed, and decrees were issued prohibiting the singing of praise to God in public worship, restricting the number of participants, requiring all worshipers notify the authorities of their attendance, and eventually closing services completely.
In response, many of the evangelical leaders who once refused to accept the state’s redefinition of God-ordained institutions were now complying at every point that the civil government imposed itself on the church, transgressing its God-defined limitations….” Lees volle artikel deur Ben Davis (Caldron Pool) hier.