The way the lefties interpret the Blaine Amendment language, I'm surprised that they don't demand that church owned vans and school busses be banned from the public highways. In the name of religious freedom, of course.
The ACLU talking about religious liberty is like a rattlesnake talking about a mouse after it has done all it can to kill it.
Just remember, if we do it for the Christian, we’ll be doing it for the Muslims on a grand scale. They will suck up tax dollars setting up madrasses left and right.
These things always come down to the Left’s desire for Freedom FROM religion.
But the First Amendment is really about avoiding a national religion mandated by Congress (”You’re all Lutherans now”). There is no good reason why a person can’t use a tax credit to pay for a church school.
Since there is no Separation of Church and State mentioned in the Constitution of the United States of America, what is this about?
Now, if they are concerned about The United States Congress establishing a National Religion like the British did, we have something to talk about.
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Won’t be many years until I draw social security benefits. Will the government deny my benefits because I just MIGHT give a portion of my benefits to my church. To me, the exact same principle is at work here.
re: 2015 Montana Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which aimed to give residents choice in education by providing a tax-credit of up to $150 for contributions that fund privately-run scholarship programs.
If the money is being use for a “privately-run scholarship program” then what does it matter if the school is sectarian or secular?
Having said that, anytime a religious organization accepts any type of federal funding, they become open to every federal spending guideline that comes along. It sucks but I think the safest thing to do is not accept any type of federal or state funding.
State enforced atheism in education is an establishment of religion and should be struck down.
Neutrality would mean that the money would follow the kid.
If The State gives every kid money for school, they use it as they wish.
Otherwise it is The State choosing.
This case would have been decided already by the US Supreme Court in a case out of Colorado. The case was perfectly posed on school choice and state funding — the odious Blaine Amendment was the centerpiece of the case.
Then the teacher’s union spent millions and took over the school board that had passed school choice and dropped the appeal. It’s hard to imagine a group as odious as the Blaine Amendment but the teacher’s union is a serious candidate, enslaving millions of children in dysfunctional public schools to line their own pocketbooks.
People should get the per pupil spending in the form of a voucher based on their local tax assessments.
For example, if my district spends 25,000 per student per year, I should be able to spend that based on my choice for any bone fide education system, including homeschooling.
???? So the $150 is for ANY private school, and they think one shouldn’t be able to use it for a faith based school? Garbage.
“...citing to an amendment in the Montana constitutions no-aid provision, forbidding from providing direct or indirect aid to any church, sect, or denomination.”
Umm - pay the student families directly like they do with food stamps...good enough for the poor/lazy/degenerate should be good enough for those aspiring to better themselves...