"We protest the use of
"We protest the use of public funds in order to finance religion-based social programs, or pay for the operation, maintenance or repair of churches and other houses of worship. No American, including those 27 million who profess no belief in deities or religious creeds, should be compelled through taxation to finance in any way, shape or form religious teaching, ceremony or program. We oppose the new federal faith-based initiative as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This program levies a Religion Tax on the citizens of this country, and clearly violates the separation of church and state."