Across America seven days a week, parents drop their kids at day care centers, which are supported by funding from the federal government.You thought liberal Democrats were for separation of church and state? They are when dealing with the subject of white evangelical churches.
But what makes one facility noteworthy in inner city Chicago is that it’s run by Trinity United Church of Christ. It’s the same church whose former head pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, drew widespread scrutiny after he cursed the U.S. government for its treatment of African-Americans.
FOX News has learned that over the last 15 years, Trinity has received at least $15 million in grants from the federal government — in other words, taxpayer money.
Records show this money supported a variety of outreach: everything from low income housing to nutritional programs for needy kids to money for HIV/AIDS education. Wright blames the government for intentionally infecting the African-American community with that deadly virus.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Obama's Trinity Church Has Won $15 Million in Federal Grants
Fox News reports: