A million-dollar government grant to a Chicago church for repairs has been cancelled by the Illinois Commerce Department. Activist Rob Sherman reports (via Religion Clause):
I filed suit in State Court to block the grant, just days after the Grant Agreement was signed, citing Article Ten, Section 3, of the Illinois Constitution, which unambiguously states, in pertinent part, "No grant of money shall ever be made by the State to any church." Section 11-301 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (the body of State laws that governs how State courts operate) permits any citizen to file suit "to restrain and enjoin the disbursement of public funds by any officer or officers of the State government."
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Apologists for ex-Governor Blagojevich contended that the Grant Agreement provided that the money could only be used for secular functions of the church and that, therefore, the donation of tax dollars to the church was constitutional.That's not, however, what the Constitution allows.
Earlier post is here .
