Public schools welcome all children, regardless of their race, religion or socio-economic background. Diverting public resources from these schools to private institutions will inevitably undermine the very foundations of a critical public service. State funding of religion jeopardizes the integrity of faith-based institutions. As everyone knows, government always regulates what it funds. Voucher subsidies for religious schools ultimately will lead to government controls.
Religious schools exist to immerse children in the teachings of the sponsoring denomination.
Government involvement can only interfere with that core mission. Americans United members in California and Michigan should make sure their friends, family and neighbors realize what is at stake. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 2000. All rights reserved.