On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "... First, if you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant > money to proselytize to the people you help and you can't discriminate > against them -- or against the people you hire -- on the basis of their > religion. Second, federal dollars that go directly to churches, temples, > and > mosques can only be used on secular programs. And we'll also ensure that > taxpayer dollars only go to those programs that actually work." > This is the problem, right here. The current government, along with its predecessors, can't even ensure that welfare or financial aid money is getting to "where it works". The systems in place don't work, another system that will leak federal money into faith-based organizations that don't even pay taxes is just a bad idea.
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