Assistant attorney general: Religious schools shouldn’t be shut out of government programs

By Jeffrey Cimmino

Published October 8, 2019 7:30pm ET

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Assistant attorney general: Religious schools shouldn’t be shut out of government programs — Faith-based schools should have equal access to government programs, assistant attorney general Eric Dreiband argued Tuesday during a discussion about religious liberty. “Religious individuals and groups and institutions should be treated equally and not face disabilities because they are religious in nature,” Dreiband said at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think […]

Faith-based schools should have equal access to government programs, assistant attorney general Eric Dreiband argued Tuesday during a discussion about religious liberty.

“Religious individuals and groups and institutions should be treated equally and not face disabilities because they are religious in nature,” Dreiband said at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

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