ACLU, state settle church-funding controversy

The Times-Picayune reports:

The American Civil Liberties Union agreed Thursday to settle a lawsuit it filed against the state of Louisiana over unrestricted government payments to churches.

The ACLU's Louisiana chapter said the settlement agreement bars the state from funneling taxpayer money without conditions to selected churches that offer non-religious social services. . . .

The ACLU issued a press release on the case in October 2007 (when Judge Vance blocked the payment to a Bossier City church). The complaint is here, and the favorable ruling from Judge Vance is here. Posted by MBC at January 13, 2009 01:46 PM