From Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editor Tracy Warner, in an op-ed on Indiana's new school voucher program in light of the state's constitutional protection that reads: "No money shall be drawn from the treasury, for the benefit of any religious or theological institution.”
I commend…churches for providing education based on religious beliefs. Parents should able to send their children to those schools.
But on the taxpayers’ dime? Should Hoosiers pay taxes to support these church missions? Make no mistake, if vouchers are approved, all Hoosiers will involuntarily give money to these and other religious institutions whenever they buy something (and pay sales tax) or get a paycheck (and pay state income tax).
And supporting church missions is not what tax revenue is for.
The fact is that voucher money will help parents, their children and these religious institutions.
If lawmakers had sought vouchers 100 years ago, there is little doubt that the Indiana Supreme Court would have rejected the practice, citing the clear language in the state Constitution.
Read the whole thing. A lawsuit challenging the voucher program has been filed by teacher's unions.
