The U.S House of Representatives voted 233-198 to let religious groups receive direct federal funds for a range of social service programs, amid allegations that the new legislation will allow employment discrimination. Many Jewish groups, which fought the bill on the grounds that it breaks down the separation between church and state, were disappointed.
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