The grant, promised to the church by former Governor Rod Blagojevich, was supposed to help rebuild the historic South Side church following a 2006 fire, but Rob Sherman (the blogger who wrote this article) filed a lawsuit alleging giving the money to a church would violate the Illinois constitution.
Illinois cancels $1 million grant to Pilgrim Baptist Church
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What's the practical purpose served, Kate Shellnutt?
How could a government agency have given tax money to a church, while maintaining church & state separation?
In fact, reports indicate that the state money financed the relocation of a school formerly located in that fire- ravaged church to another office building in Chicago. Contractors have yet to satisfy building occupancy requirements, according to published report.
I was with him until he started spewing BS that had nothing to do with his central point:
Glad to know this dude found incontrovertible proof of something people have been arguing about for thousands of years.
Which is probably going to cost taxpayers a pretty penny. I agree that we shouldn't be propping up organizations that don't pay taxes, but let's not pretend that there's a cheap way to take care of this problem.
Here's how I feel: every atheist I've ever met was a real jerk.
Add one more to that list.
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