Separation of Church and State in jeopardy in Florida. URGENT!

[Pacifist Patriot]

A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution would repeal a 140-year old prohibition on using tax dollars to fund religious activities in Florida. If the amendment passes, the Florida state government will be able to earmark your tax dollars to sponsor government-funded religion.

This ill-advised constitutional amendment would allow the Florida government to fund religious proselytizing activities, and to show preference for one religion over another. And, it would permit government-funded charitable organizations run by religious groups to discriminate in who they serve.

The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission is scheduled to vote on this tomorrow (Wednesday), and they need to hear from you. Here's what you can do, right now, to submit your comment AGAINST amending the Florida Constitution to allow government funding of religious activities:

1. Go to: http://www.floridatbrc.org/comments.php

The ACLU has provided this template for copy, paste and edit.

Dear Members of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission:

As a concerned Florida citizen, I am writing today to strongly urge you to VOTE NO on CP0020, a proposal that will allow the State to use my tax dollars to bankroll government-funded religion.

Government-funded religion only ensures religious discrimination, strife and controversy. Voting for this proposal will remove the prohibition in the Florida Constitution that, for 140 years, has prevented government from favoring one religious group over another by funding it. This will chip away at my and all Floridians’ basic constitutional rights to practice religion and be free from government-sponsored and funded proselytizing.

We deserve “government-free” religion. This is a dangerous proposal with far-reaching implications for many Floridians. Government funded religion squelches religious liberty, a core American value. I urge you not to allow religious discrimination to be enshrined in Florida’s Constitution.