Court Bars Suit Against Faith-Based Plan
By PETE YOST
Associated Press
June 26, 2007
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''It's also a repudiation of the kind of secular extremism that ruled the public square for decades,'' said Towey, now president of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.
''It's a bad day for the First Amendment. The Supreme Court just put a big dent in the wall of separation between church and state,'' said Ralph G. Neas, president of People For the American Way Foundation, a liberal-oriented group.
The White House program appears to have had a substantial impact.
In fiscal 2005, seven federal agencies awarded $2.1 billion to religious charities, according to a White House report. That was up 7 percent from the year before and represented 10.9 percent of the grants from the seven federal agencies providing money to faith-based groups.
Among the programs: Substance abuse treatment, housing for AIDS patients, community re-entry for inmates, housing for homeless veterans and emergency food assistance.
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