Faith-Based Funding : Legal Issues Associated with Religious Organizations That Receive Public Funds.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Public welfare.

Freedom of religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Discusses legal issues regarding charitable choice, which expands the ability of faith-based organizations to provide federally funded social services without impairing their religious character or the religious freedom of beneficiaries. Addresses Constitutional requirements for public funding of religious organizations, legal protections for faith-based funding recipients and for program beneficiaries, judicial challenges to charitable choice.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Faith-Based Funding

Access Restriction:

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