Mary Thompson wrote:
Carl G's "fact check" is technically correct in that the high school accepting government grants was the WELS high school "Wisconsin Lutheran High School", which started out as "Milwaukee Lutheran High School" in a joint venture with LCMS. The original comment should have said the"ex-communications involved WELS members who protested the government grants being used by Wisconsin Lutheran High High School in the mid 1970's. Carl G.'s doubts that any WELS "members cared enough to protest about it (government grants)" and his doubts whether any WELS people were ex-communicated about government grants are unfounded. The controversy did happen, and it made headlines in the mainline Milwaukee newspapers and religious periodicals around the country. Original source material re: the controversy including newspaper articles and related documents still exist should Carl G. need proof of WELS members protesting and being expelled from WELS congregation for doing so.
I can produce them should he request copies.
Urban legends exist, but the government grants, the protests and expulsion of WELS members is not among them.
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GJ - I find it odd that people rejoice at a church school depending on government money. I was part of a Christian school that never mentioned using government money and never requested it. Students got bus rides, and that was it.
When Church and Change leaders manage a program, I wonder.
The Glory Has Departed
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Wisconsin Lutheran High School and Government Money
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What makes bus rides ok but other government assistance not ok?
Bus rides, textbooks, and other assistance - including Title 1 assistance for students with disabilities - are designed specifically to help individual students, not institutions. They are equally offered to all students in a specific school district and therefore do not infringe upon the separation of church and state.
My assumptions were made based on the stated "Fact" that it was Milwaukee Lutheran and that I doubt anything about WELS people would happen if the problem really was about Milwaukee Lutheran.
Being that it was Wisco, yes, people still care that Wisco takes vouchers now etc. Maybe its the same people. The debate lives on. I don't need proof nor do I care about their protests. I could just assume it would happen. I just like seeing things presented correctly.
Still lets put the story out right. Wisconsin Lutheran never came out of Milwaukee Lutheran either. Lutheran High School spawned Milwaukee Lutheran and very shortly after it also spawned Wisconsin Lutheran. LHS then ceased to exist after the two high schools were formed and separated.
Putting this stuff out correctly lends to more credibility to the claims.
Carl
Wasn't the money received by Wisco used for school lunches?
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