French government warns Catholic schools to stay ‘neutral’ on homosexual ‘marriage’

I remember when I was in high school and there was a great deal of discussion about the Blaine Amendment to the NY State Constitution which removed virtually all government financial aid from private and parochial schools. It was decried as as totally unfair as the parents of the children in these schools paid taxes, including school taxes, just as did those in public schools. The argument was perfectly valid but as it turns out it was probably the best thing that could have happened in terms of autonomy over what gets taught in parochial schools concerning Faith and Morality. The French Education Minister is basing his justification for this unconscionable intrusion into religious education on the fact that the teachers in public school are paid by the goverment so the schools are considered to be under contract to the government. Whenever you accept so-called aid from any government you give up a piece of your freedom with every penny you accept. This story is a case in point.