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Constitutional Law

Mar. 28, 2001

Pray Check

The genius of the American constitutional system is its recognition that mixing church and state damages both religion and democracy. George W. Bush and John Ashcroft apparently never learned that constitutional lesson. They are the architects of an unprecedented proposal to funnel billions of tax dollars to religious institutions that deliver social services.

        By Margaret Crosby
        
        The genius of the American constitutional system is its recognition that mixing church and state damages both religion and democracy. George W. Bush and John Ashcroft apparently never learned that constitutional lesson. They are the architects of an unprecedented proposal to funnel billions of ta...

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