When sacred and secular mix

Description:

Despite Americans' traditional emphasis on the separation of church and state, both in theory and practice, few are aware of the hundreds of millions of public dollars that flow annually to religiously based nonprofit organizations. Based on a massive nationwide survey of nearly 800 such groups, Stephen V. Monsma's important study explores the implications of this financial partnership. The author develops a new legal principle, positive neutrality, that both justifies public funds going to religious nonprofit groups and draws boundaries between permissible and impermissible use of public funds. This is crucial reading for all Americans concerned about the relationship between church and state.

subjects: Federal aid to nonprofit organizations,  Religious institutions,  Church and state,  Law and legislation,  Nonprofit organizations,  Freedom of religion,  Gemeinnu˜tzige Organisation,  Religionsgemeinschaft,  Etablissements religieux,  Eglise et Etat,  Finances,  Liberte religieuse,  Associations,  Subvention,  Institutions religieuses,  Aide de l'Etat aux associations sans but lucratif,  Droit,  Subventions,  Associations sans but lucratif,  Nonprofit organizations, law and legislation,  Finance, public, law and legislation,  Finance, public,  Religion and politics,  Federal aid to nonprofit organization

Places: United States