The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding the Religious Education Fairness Act that U.S. Senators James Lankford and Ted Cruz introduced Tuesday. The legislation would restore equal federal tuition assistance to students training for religious vocations:
“Young people who go into ministry are not in it for the money. Their calling is to serve God and to serve their neighbors—and the government shouldn’t punish students who pursue a religious vocation just because, in its judgment, they won’t earn ‘enough’ income. ADF commends Sens. Lankford and Cruz for introducing the Religious Education Fairness Act, which corrects this problem by preserving federal loans, grants, and other support for the next generation of our nation’s faith leaders to pursue the education and vocation to which they are called.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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