nor shall any person be compelled to attend any place of worship, pay tithes, taxes, or other rates for building or repairing places of worship....School Superintendent David Stoakes disagrees, saying: "Separation has to do with programming, not the facility. We are not going to be propagating any religion in our preschool program."
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
FFRF Objects To Funding Improvement In Church Building Being Used For Public Pre-School Class
Last week, the Cedar Falls, Iowa Board of Education, short on space for its pre-school classrooms, voted to locate one of them in Kaio Church, next door to an existing elementary school. The Board approved spending over $61,000 to add handicap accessible restrooms, installing emergency exits, abating asbestos and otherwise bringing the space up to building code requirements. (WCF Courier 8/9). Now, according to yesterday's WCF Courier, the Freedom from Religion Foundation has written the Board contending that the contract violates Art. I, Sec. 3 of the state constitution which provides:
