The American Jewish Congress and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a lawsuit charging a social service program in Texas with violating the separation between church and state. The groups say the Jobs Partnership of Washington County urges its participants to accept Jesus and uses tax dollars to purchase Bibles to assist in proselytizing.
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