We're talking about ministering to the mentally ill, providing shelter to the unsheltered, and they participate in a lot of other things, including foster care as a private partner of a public funder. This is a common arrangement all the way around the country. We've got faith based organizations that are delivering social services and they're generally protected in the exercise of their religious freedom from government intrusion into the state. which if there is a wall of separation between church and state, it's not in the Constitution. But if that exists, the wall is there to protect the church from the meddling of the government. (04:20–04:34)
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Asserts that faith-based organizations delivering social services are generally protected from government intrusion.
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