Misuse of taxpayer dollars to fund religion.* Another lawsuit--the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. of Massachusetts v. Leavitt--filed May 16 challenges "the misuse of taxpayer dollars to fund religion in nationwide abstinence-only-until-marriage program." Over the past three years the federal government has awarded more than $1 million to the "Silver Ring Thing" a nationwide ministry that proclaims to use "abstinence-only sex education Abstinence-only sex education is a form of sex education that emphasizes abstinence from sex to the exclusion of all other types of sexual and reproductive health education, particularly regarding birth control and safe sex. ... to bring 'unchurched' students to Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. ." Since 1997 more than $700 million federal taxpayer dollars have been spent on such programs, with $39 million more earmarked for 2006. Three days after the suit was filed, the Silver Ring Thing purged all religious content from its website. Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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