Bush told the faith-based groups that there was a pile of government money and here is how you can get it. We think this is unconstitutional. Our secular government should not be promoting or funding religion. We are not opposed to the freedom of private, tax-exempt religious groups to do their ministry. They are welcome to advertise, to appeal to supporters, to raise funds and to attempt to earn the respect that will attract donations toward their mission—but they should do it with private funding, not with the tax dollars that belong to all of us. They should figure out how to raise money
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