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For a better plan than what the state provides, which they had hoped to do.

Now of course it's not uncommon for organizations to come into dispute with the state,

but the rationale offered by the state makes this case stand out.

According to the state, because Catholic charities is engaged in purely charitable

activities like giving to the poor, caring for the needy, looking out for the downtrodden,

they cannot claim a religious exemption. Activities like prayers and preaching are religious,

the state claims, and an entity must be engaged in those activities in order to be considered

religious. Now, their contention is both nonsensical, given the history of religious charities,

and dangerous, given what it says about government opinions regarding the place of religion and society.

The response from the Beckett Fund for religious liberty is worth quoting and full.

Quote, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision is deeply problematic by separating

Catholic charities bureau from the diocese that court ignored the Catholic Church's

determination regarding how to structure their own religious ministry.

By concluding that Catholic charity bureaus' activities are not religious because

Catholic charities bureau serves all those in need and doesn't proselytize,

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