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One of the statements that greatly influenced
were made.
me in this regard/by yer Eisenberg, who was the
attorney for the Jewish Community Council of Washington,
D. C.
He said this: "We, the Community Council, read
the first amendment and its proposed Maryland analogue
to bar, that is to say to outlaw, the state payments or
aid to parochial schools. The Horace Mann case so holds
and we have no reason to believe did not correctly apply
first amendment principles,"
Mr. Eisenberg further stated that a parochial
school is a religious institution and cannot be the
recipient of public funds either as grants or loans or
in material aid, including textbooks.
THE CHAIRMAM: You have three minutes, Delegate
Bennett.
DELEGATE BENNETT: The position of Americans
united for the separation of church and state seems to
be in favor of a more specific provision and emphasizes
i the importance of the free exercise clause. It also
urges the adoption of a proviso which says in so many