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Let us give the program a serious try. Most of the world's industrialized countries offer some form of support to private religious schools, and nowhere have they replaced their public counterparts. It is unlikely that our experience here would be any different. In much of Europe, support for religious education is viewed as part of a package of profamily policies. (The same profamily sentiment explains European support for family-leave policies that are so controversial here.) We Americans should show as much faith in parents as do other parts of the world.

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Christianity Today's past articles on vouchers include:

Weblog: Appeals Court Says Vouchers Violate Church-State Separation (Dec. 13, 2000)

Religious Right Loses Power | A few victories, but more losses for conservatives. (Dec. 18, 2000)

School Choice Measures in Tight Races | Recent surveys show much opposition to voucher initiatives in California and Michigan. (Sept. 27, 2000)

Florida School Voucher Plan Struck Down by State Judge | Church-state issues not addressed in ruling. (March 24, 2000)

Judge Freezes Voucher Enrollments | (Oct. 4, 1999)

Editorial: Religious Schools Make the Grade | Give Wisconsin an A for saying no to secularist nonsense. (Aug. 10, 1999)

Voucher Plan Draws Mixed Reviews (July 12, 1999)

Voucher Victory | School-choice advocates win in Wisconsin, but can the movement gain momentum? (Sept. 7, 1998)

Judge Stalls Voucher Expansion (March 3, 1997)

Voucher Opponents Vow to Gut Cleveland Program (Oct. 28, 1996)

See Stephen L. Carter's earlier column, "The Courage to Lose | In elections, and in life, there is something more important than winning." (Feb. 6, 2001)

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April 2 2001, Vol. 45, No. 5