President Trump on Friday evening voiced his support for Texas churches receiving disaster relief money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following Hurricane Harvey.
“Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey (just like others),” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey (just like others).
Three churches damaged as Hurricane Harvey made landfall filed a lawsuit in federal court early this week seeking the FEMA relief funds.
Harvest Family Church, the Hi-Way Tabernacle and the Rockport First Assembly of God all suffered damages from Harvey, with two flooded and another losing its steeple and roof.
The Hi-Way Tabernacle became a FEMA staging center and sheltered 70 people and sent out over 8,000 emergency meals, according to The Washington Post.
The lawsuit claims FEMA “categorically excludes houses of worship from equal access to disaster relief grants because of their religious status,” saying the churches should receive “a fair shake.”
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