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House Bill HR1388. How many other bills have passed with similar wording as found in:?

Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) SEC. 125. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) Prohibited Activities- A participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle may not engage in the following activities: (7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization. __________________________________________ I ask this because my parents are up in arms about how this bill would require volunteer time for student loans, and prevent church attendance. I'm not strong in Legaleze, but i only see this as restricting the volunteers from using the time to force their views onto others or further the causes of a particular denomination. Surely this can't be the first time this language has been put on a bill that has passed through, i think. Any ideas?

Public Comments

1. The government may NOT, under any circumstances, pay for anyone to participate in church activities, either by direct payment, or as a condition for some benefit (such as student loans). All this section does is say they cannot use the time for religious purposes. They can do all the church work they want at other times.