http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/07/08/cops-clergy-united/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/07/08/cops-clergy-united/#comment-327972 Michael Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:24:32 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=13479#comment-327972 It doesn't seem like a problem to me. As they say, Jefferson Cops and Clergy is a separate 501(c)(3), which means it's not part of the JPSO. Second, even if Jefferson Cops and Clergy were a government-run organization, as long as they treated all religions equally, there would be no Establishment Clause violation. It doesn’t seem like a problem to me. As they say, Jefferson Cops and Clergy is a separate 501(c)(3), which means it’s not part of the JPSO.
Second, even if Jefferson Cops and Clergy were a government-run organization, as long as they treated all religions equally, there would be no Establishment Clause violation.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/07/08/cops-clergy-united/#comment-327089 mathyoo Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=13479#comment-327089 why can't the police there just work with any community organization to "eradicate crime, violence and juvenile delinquency"? You'd think that they'd be open to working with any organization, not just the faith-based ones. I applaud them working with the community, but they need to open it up to all community organizations. why can’t the police there just work with any community organization to “eradicate crime, violence and juvenile delinquency”? You’d think that they’d be open to working with any organization, not just the faith-based ones. I applaud them working with the community, but they need to open it up to all community organizations.

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