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===Government Control===
===Government Control===
School vouchers are also opposed among some Christian groups, on the belief that once a school begins taking government money, it allows the government to potentially end up dictating what the school (and, where applicable, its sponsoring church) can and cannot teach. Charles F. Johnson, a [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]] minister and head of Pastors for Texas Children (a group opposing school vouchers), made the following comment expressing his concerns about the potential for government abuse in the school voucher arena:<ref>https://www.fwweekly.com/2018/02/28/the-pulpit-and-the-pendulum/</ref>
School vouchers are also opposed among some Christian groups, on the belief that once a school begins taking government money, it allows the government to potentially end up dictating what the school (and, where applicable, its sponsoring church) can and cannot teach. Charles F. Johnson, a [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]] minister and head of Pastors for Texas Children (a group opposing school vouchers), made the following comment expressing his concerns about the potential for government abuse in the school voucher arena:<ref>Cruz, K. (2018, February 28). "[https://www.fwweekly.com/2018/02/28/the-pulpit-and-the-pendulum The (Pul)pit and the Pendulum.]" ''Fort Worth Weekly.''</ref>
<blockquote>"Religious liberty is a huge piece of Pastors for Texas Children,” he said. “We believe that if the state starts giving money to church schools, then the next step is the state’s going to tell that church school what curriculum they can use and the next step is to tell them what they can and cannot preach in the church school and what they can and can’t say in their congregation. We just don’t want the state getting their fingers into a church school that way."</blockquote>
<blockquote>"Religious liberty is a huge piece of Pastors for Texas Children,” he said. “We believe that if the state starts giving money to church schools, then the next step is the state’s going to tell that church school what curriculum they can use and the next step is to tell them what they can and cannot preach in the church school and what they can and can’t say in their congregation. We just don’t want the state getting their fingers into a church school that way."</blockquote>