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Originally Posted by FredFlashInTexas
Maybe all it told parents was not to expect the civil government to trespass upon the jurisdiction of God and pay for their child's religious training. Civil governments were formed to deal with secular matters only.
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However, the purpose of the vouchers was to allow parents to choose an alternative to failing public schools. The purpose is not religious. It is similar to the way the GI bill and pell grants, etc., can go to church-based colleges. The intent is to increase education, not promote religion.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
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