USA: ACLU challenges funding of religion in abstinence-only sex education
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American Civil Liberties Union A lawsuit has been filed which challenges the federal government's funding of religious activities in the "Silver Ring Thing," a nationwide ministry program that uses abstinence-only sex education as a means to bring "unchurched" students to Jesus Christ.
Submitted on Wed, 05/18/2005 - 23:00
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