Simulus Plan Bars Funds to Schools Hosting Faith Forums

Republican Senator Proposes Amendment to Overturn Ban on Cash for Schools Hosting Faith Forums

Republican Sen. Jim DeMint proposed an amendment Thursday to overturn a provision in the stimulus bill that prohibits renovation funding for schools that allow religious worship in their facilities.

DeMint and others who object to the provision say Democrats in Congress have declared war against prayer in the stimulus bill, which currently prohibits funds from being used for the "modernization, renovation, or repair" of facilities that allow "sectarian instruction, religious worship or a school or department of divinity."
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Source: Senator Jim DeMint's (R-SC) Blog

Note: Did you know this was part of the Stimulus Plan? Where do the "jobs" get created here? Some young bureaucrat hired to patrol campuses, making sure there's no praying going on?