Churches to receive no 'Sandy' disaster relief?
CWN - January 25, 2013
While the federal government will provide over $60 billion in disaster relief for victims of hurricane Sandy, little if any of that help will go to the hundreds of churches that were damaged by the storm, a Wall Street Journal analysis reports. Federal officials have discouraged applications for relief from houses of worship, apparently seeking to avoid complaints that the government is giving support to religions.
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