| Saturday, May 3, 2003 |  |
| Taxpayers To Fund Church Building | 2 comments |
| 3 May 2003 @ 10:03 The ACLU reports that the Bush Adminstration is pushing for a change in a federal rule at the Department of Housing and Urband Development (HUD) as part of it's faith-based initiative. This rule change would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to fund construction of churches and other religious buildings such as schools. Where would the money come from? Well, under the Bush plan it is earmarked from the same fund that pays for housing for single parents, the homeless and AIDS patients. Incredible but true. "This is probably the most clearly unconstitutional aspect of the White House's faith-based initiative that we've seen up to this point," said Christopher E. Anders, an ACLU Legislative Counsel. For more information, ACLU website More > |