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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 957779" data-attributes="member: 1246">What grants do you think the Catholic Church gets from the government ??&quot;Churches can apply for federal grants to benefit their community. However, the government does not fund strictly religious activities.The federal government does not grant money to churches for &quot;inherently religious&quot; activities, such as prayer meetings or Sunday schools classes. However, churches are welcome to compete for federal grants with other community-based organizations in order to provide a service to their entire community.Community programs might include such activities as helping runaway youth, mentoring children of prisoners, and feeding the hungry. One grant that can go directly for use by churches is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which may grant funds for renovations of a historically significant church building.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 957779, member: 1246"] What grants do you think the Catholic Church gets from the government ?? "Churches can apply for federal grants to benefit their community. However, the government does not fund strictly religious activities. The federal government does not grant money to churches for "inherently religious" activities, such as prayer meetings or Sunday schools classes. However, churches are welcome to compete for federal grants with other community-based organizations in order to provide a service to their entire community. Community programs might include such activities as helping runaway youth, mentoring children of prisoners, and feeding the hungry. One grant that can go directly for use by churches is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which may grant funds for renovations of a historically significant church building." [/QUOTE]

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