Cut Federal Funding To Refurbish Mosques Overseas

by Gary Bauer: A recent report from a Georgia TV station has gone viral with the news that the Obama Administration is using our tax dollars to refurbish mosques overseas. The $770 million program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is run by the State Department. And this Washington Post article notes that the U.S. military is also funding "mosque refurbishment projects" in Afghanistan.

This program has been going on for some time. A July 2009 audit by the Office of the Inspector General questioned the constitutionality of the program, which, according to the Washington Times, is prohibited from refurbishing structures used for "inherently religious activities."

So let's get this straight: The left doesn't hesitate to ban prayers in schools, at football games and graduation ceremonies, and prohibits the posting of the Ten Commandments or crosses on public grounds. But it has no problem using our tax dollars to fix up mosques? We are going to do everything we can to get Congress to stop this outrage!
Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families.

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