How long will it take the ACLU to file a lawsuit to stop federal funding of Catholic Universities and colleges?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at
9:52 pm
Now that Obama has had the government take over student loans, how long will it take the ACLU to say that Federal Funding of these organizations is a violation of the seperation of church and state clause.
Is that they same argument against using vouchers to pay for private grade and high schools?
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hey maybe the will all close too – you know along with the 600+ hospitals…. what will people do then?!?!
Catholic Colleges and Universities
Over 720,000 students attend 221 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States.55 Of these, almost all are governed by a lay board of trustees. Like their secular, private counterparts, Catholic universities rely primarily on tuition for revenue and many also rely on public and private grants and donations. Eleven institutions are sponsored by dioceses but receive no direct financial assistance. The Catholic University of America in Washington is the only institution sponsored and partially funded directly by the Church. The balance of Catholic colleges and universities are sponsored by their founding religious congregations, such as the Jesuits, who run 28 colleges and universities. Catholic colleges and universities in the United States account for nearly half of all of the Catholic universities in the world. Catholic colleges and universities account for over half of all the students enrolled in faith-based institutions of higher education in the United States.56
Did you know�
Catholic college and university enrollment increased in the 1990s by 18.8%, a rate that is almost three times the national average over the same time period (7%). Private university enrollment over the same period increased by 6 percent, and faith-based institutions increased by 16.8 percent.57
35% of students at Catholic colleges and universities are non-Catholic.58
Catholic colleges and universities are frequently cited in US News & World Report as "Best Buy" schools, and are consistently cited by the Templeton Foundation as "Character-Building Schools."59
In the United States, Catholic institutions of higher learning include: 4 medical schools, 26 Law schools, 17 schools of engineering, 81 schools of nursing, 177 schools of education, 19 women’s colleges, 3 research universities, 13 doctoral universities, and 2 aviation programs. 60
For more information, visit the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities at http://www.accunet.org and the USCCB Department of Education at http://www.usccb.org/education
That does violate the separation of church and state, so hopefully soon.
Notice the idiots here responding. They knew all along that there was a hidden motive for taking over all student loans…..so that no longer will Christians be able to get help with their education. BIGOTS
not soon enough
That is a clear violation of church and state. They are private colleges for a reason.
Patrick Kennedy will drink to that !!
then again, he pretty much drinks to anything
Hopefully, getting rid of the faith based initiatives will come first. But it’s not just Catholic universities, but also Protestant (like Liberty), and hopefully any university that uses their funds to provide for university houses of worship. There is nothing more contrary to education than faith.
But he can give tons of money to black colleges.
No preferential treatment there.
next week maybe
I’m sure Georgetown, Notre Dame and Boston College will enjoy that.
Lord! I hope it’s soon. I sure don’t want to fund some sleazy Catholic University.
Some schools already receive money from the Federal government but they can come with strings attached. That does not violate separation of church and state. I am for vouchers if it includes requirements like the private school cannot refuse admission like the public school.
I hope not long.
There is no federal funding of Catholic Universities and colleges. I’m not sure what planet you live on.
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