jimnyc
09-09-2017, 01:39 PM
I think anyone that puts out their hands to physically help should be reimbursed in some manner. Especially places like churches that will take in large amounts of people, and shelters & any other place that came to the rescue when folks had to leave their homes and had nowhere to go.
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Trump Chides FEMA for Denying Disaster Relief to Churches
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been doing incredible work down in Texas and Florida these past few weeks as the states recover from Harvey and prepare for Irma. Under the purview of administrator Brock Long, the agengy has been utilizing all resources to get victims the help they need. Yet, FEMA's decision to reject disaster relief funding to three churches in Texas seeking to rebuild their communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey is causing leaders to shake their heads. All three have filed lawsuits agains the agency.
One of the churches, the Hi-Way Tabernacle, sheltered 70 people and provided over 8,000 emergency meals.
President Trump said FEMA deserves those funds.
https://i.imgur.com/00Md4mn.png
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) noted his own frustration in a new statement.
"This policy discriminates against people of faith," he wrote. "It sends the message that communities of worship aren’t welcome to participate fully in public life.... It reduces the facilities and volunteer time, talent, and effort available to support the broader community. And it is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s recent 7-2 ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer.... In other words, it is unjust. It is unconstitutional. It is unreasonable. And it is impeding ongoing recovery efforts."
Sasse used a recent court ruling, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, to bolster his argument. In that case, the judges ruled that excluding a religious organization from a public benefit for no other reason than its being a church, is "odious to our Constitution . . . and cannot stand.”
"When facilities for stamp and coin collecting are eligible for aid, but houses of worship aren’t, something has gone seriously wrong," Sasse added.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/09/trump-chides-fema-for-denying-relief-to-churches-n2379149
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Trump Chides FEMA for Denying Disaster Relief to Churches
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been doing incredible work down in Texas and Florida these past few weeks as the states recover from Harvey and prepare for Irma. Under the purview of administrator Brock Long, the agengy has been utilizing all resources to get victims the help they need. Yet, FEMA's decision to reject disaster relief funding to three churches in Texas seeking to rebuild their communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey is causing leaders to shake their heads. All three have filed lawsuits agains the agency.
One of the churches, the Hi-Way Tabernacle, sheltered 70 people and provided over 8,000 emergency meals.
President Trump said FEMA deserves those funds.
https://i.imgur.com/00Md4mn.png
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) noted his own frustration in a new statement.
"This policy discriminates against people of faith," he wrote. "It sends the message that communities of worship aren’t welcome to participate fully in public life.... It reduces the facilities and volunteer time, talent, and effort available to support the broader community. And it is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s recent 7-2 ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer.... In other words, it is unjust. It is unconstitutional. It is unreasonable. And it is impeding ongoing recovery efforts."
Sasse used a recent court ruling, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, to bolster his argument. In that case, the judges ruled that excluding a religious organization from a public benefit for no other reason than its being a church, is "odious to our Constitution . . . and cannot stand.”
"When facilities for stamp and coin collecting are eligible for aid, but houses of worship aren’t, something has gone seriously wrong," Sasse added.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/09/trump-chides-fema-for-denying-relief-to-churches-n2379149