Since 1833, the church has been free and privileged but not estiablish or supported by the state
Free from tax and anti-discrimination law - would be forced to hire athesit and immoral people as ministers
On the down side, this enables employment models of churches and some disagree with this privilege. While the major unchurched have agreed with this privilege over the centruries, a signnificat minority in the early 21st century no longer thinks the church as a social good with good morals.
A great threat to the church's character is it own unwillingness to rethink the centuries-old supporting role of society at large.
Whoever wants to save their life will lose it (applies to the churches as well as the individual) - Mark 8:35