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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] It's really quite simple. Prayers and Bible readings in public schools are unconstitutional because they favor a SPECIFIC religion, or having a religion OVER none at all. BUT, Religious Studies courses exist in public schools all over the country, and are allowed because they favor NO specific religion, and treat religions as historical and cultural phenomena rather than Truth from On High. Likewise, as long as the money is open to any and all faith-based organizations, AND to secular, non-religious organizations, (any of which it was already open to) there can be no favoritism, and hence no 'establishment.' The resources simply go to those who use them. As far as I can tell, there's nothing that says that the government can't establish a pool of money from which organizations, religious or not, can draw assistance for promoting charity. PROVIDED that it's not used for religious purposes. F'rinstance, if Julie and I get that $ from Catholic Charities, it won't be contingent upon my converting to Catholocism, or her going to church more often, therefore it's not for a religious purpose (Oh, they'll probably want us to get married, but we intended to do that all along). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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