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National Briefing | South: Georgia: State Payments To Religious Groups

By Ariel Hart (NYT)
Published: October 8, 2003

Gov. Sonny Perdue said he would propose an amendment to the state Constitution in the next legislative session allowing the government to give money to religious groups that provide services. In a provision that Mr. Perdue said originated from 19th-century anti-Catholicism, the state Constitution specifically prohibits the direct or indirect financing of religious groups. The governor would add the line ''except as permitted or required by the United States Constitution, as amended.'' Ariel Hart (NYT)