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Religious-hiring bill faces debate
Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, May 7, 2003 | By James G. Lakely

Posted on 05/06/2003 11:21:04 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:03:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Congress will debate a bill tomorrow that would permit religious groups that accept federal job-training funds to hire only workers who share their faith.

Liberal interest groups and some Democrats are outraged over the proposed change in the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, calling the measure a repeal of civil-rights protections.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: faith; jamesglakely
Wednesday, May 7, 2003

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