California Proposal To Fund Historic Missions Stalls

The Oakland County Register yesterday reported that a proposed amendment (SCA 32) to the California Constitution to permit state funds to be used for the upkeep of historic missions stalled in the legislature this week. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joe Dunn has raised church-state questions about the provision of state money to institutions where religious services are frequently held. In February, California's attorney general issued an opinion stating that funding would violate the state's current constitution. (See prior posting.)