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Lest you think otherwise, the ACLU is not the only anti-religious organization out there. "Court OKs AmeriCorps, Catholic School Link" reports that of all groups, the American Jewish Congress is trying to prevent Americorps from placing teachers in religious schools, and from partially reimbursing religious colleges that aid in preparing the teachers. Not at all what I would expect to see a religious organization doing. Anyway, I am always somewhat suspicious of seeing federal funding used towards religious education, I am constantly fearful that it will be used as an opening to try to legislate what can go on in these schools. We have seen that fear mirrored in some colleges that will not accept federal student aid money for the same reason, at least I think we have, I would need to look it up and verify that fact again.