Christian college funding challenged in Alaska.A Wisconsin-based advocacy group is challenging a federal government grant to a Christian college For the university in Oregon formerly called Christian College, see . Christian College, is a school established by the Anglican Church in 1822 in Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is the oldest school in Sri Lanka. One of its masters, Rev. as a violation of church-state separation. The Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is an American Freethought organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. Its purposes, as stated in its bylaws, are to promote the separation of church and state, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism. , headquartered in Madison, argues that Alaska Christian College in Soldotna has received more than $1 million in federal funding over the past two years. "This is just promoting religion," said Annie Laurie Gaylor Annie Laurie Gaylor (born in Tomah, Wisconsin on 2 November 1955) is co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and, with her husband Dan Barker, is the current co-president. , co-president of the Wisconsin group. Her organization filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education in Wisconsin in late April. College President Keith Hamilton Keith Lamarr Hamilton (born May 25, 1971 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a former American football defensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was selected in the 1992 NFL Draft. defended the school's federal grants, saying the school, which has only 37 students, "has spent the money in the manner that has been approved by the Department of Education." |
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