The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed a bill that includes a provision which allows faith-based organizations to receive federal grants to promote fatherhood in low-income families. While groups such as the Orthodox Union praised the bill’s passage, several other Jewish groups expressed concern that the “charitable choice” provision violates the separation of church and state.
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