On Managing Federal Money to Churches

Thanks to Welton Gaddy, Executive Director of the Interfaith Alliance, for speaking out against the political opportunism that is using money for hurricane relief to tear bricks out of the wall separating church and state. In the end, it will not be good for either the church or the state.

Here's a taste of what Gaddy says:

This ill-advised, unconstitutional plan raises a number of immediate concerns. These include the separation of religion and government, political expedience and accountability. Then there's the possible specter of the government inspecting the financial records of houses of worship to determine which ones will receive taxpayer dollars, how much the reimbursements will be and how those funds can be spent.

Now more than ever, government needs to do its job and let the religious community do our job, without confusing the two.

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