I thought of that too but dismissed it on the grounds that church is hardly "contingently associated" with religion.
But I think you're probably right that that's what she meant... and that being the case it is a pretty good point. I wish I belonged to something vaguely churchlike.
I disagree, but won't present any arguments to avoid derailing or getting involved in a debate.
Here's the new thread for posting quotes, with the usual rules: