When Sacred and Secular Mix: Religious Nonprofit Organizations and Public Money (Religious Forces in the Modern Political World) (Hardcover)

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Monsma's analysis of patterns in the relationship between religiously based nonprofit groups and government funding agencies and his proposal of a new standard for evaluating this interaction will likely circulate where such books as Stephen L. Carter's Culture of Disbelief (1993) are popular. Monsma, a Pepperdine University political science professor, surveyed more than 1,600 nonprofits (766 responded); the groups work in international relief, child and family services, and postsecondary education. Like secular groups, religiously based nonprofits receive substantial government funding; so far, they have not had problems, but Monsma sees "warning signs . . . indicating their religious autonomy is in an unsafe, precarious position." Monsma argues for replacing the "wall of separation" argument the Supreme Court still uses to limit federal aid to religiously based elementary and secondary education with "positive neutrality," which would allow funding for programs as long as the religiously based nonprofit does not teach intolerance and agrees to comply with nonintrusive accountability standards. Mary Carroll

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Crucial reading for anyone interested in constitutional issues.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (January 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847681823
• ISBN-13: 978-0847681822
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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