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Do you think the new Trinity Lutheran Church v Pauley ruling would (and should) apply to the following situations where, in each case, a government program of grants, services or other benefits is offered?

1.The municipal fire department is called to put out a fire at a church
2.The state education department offers vouchers to parents who want to send their kids to private school. Mr. and Mrs. Jones apply to send their child to a parochial school
3.The Federal Government launches a subsidy program to help public libraries upgrade their collections. The town library’s application asks to include copies of the Bible and the Koran.
4.A city subsidizes Dial-A-Ride for senior citizens. An elderly couple asks the dispatcher to send a van to take them to church on Sunday.
5.A state scholarship program for high-achieving college graduates receives an application requesting post-graduate tuition assistance at seminary, or at Notre Dame.
6.When it comes to whether this new ruling would / should affect your own church, are there scenarios not listed here that you’re curious about?
7.When it comes to whether this new ruling would / should affect your own church, are there scenarios not listed here that you’re curious about?