# Why does the Catholic Church still receive federal funding?

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**Created:** [April 6, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-catholic-church-still-receive-federal-funding/535207 "2010-04-06T22:03:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-catholic-church-still-receive-federal-funding/535207/53 "2010-04-07T15:24:37Z")

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> [@emacknight](#):
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> Sure, but that’s not really the point here, constitutionality isn’t the issue.
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> Congress made a very grandiose gesture towards ACORN, a charitable organization accused of various crimes.

It wasn’t just what they were convicted of, it was what they did when they weren’t squandering public money. This organization was responsible for promoting bad housing loans. It was also one of many organizations that were and are probably still using tax money to fund voter registration efforts that are decidedly one-sided in nature.

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