▁in ▁a ▁religious ▁practice . ▁If ▁an ▁individual ▁objects ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁character ▁of ▁a ▁program , ▁a ▁sec ular ▁alternative ▁must ▁be ▁provided . ▁ ▁Church - State ▁Se par ation ▁All ▁government ▁funds ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁public ▁social ▁service ▁goals , ▁and ▁no ▁direct ▁government ▁fund ing ▁can ▁be ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁inher ently ▁religious ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁worship , ▁sect arian ▁instruction , ▁and ▁pros ely t ization . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Some ▁are ▁concerned ▁that ▁char itable ▁choice ▁bl urs ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state ▁and ▁argue ▁that ▁federal ▁financial ▁support ▁of ▁faith - based ▁organizations ▁creates ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁ab use ▁and ▁a ▁potential ▁for ▁funds ▁to ▁flow ▁in ▁a ▁bi ased ▁way ▁towards ▁groups ▁affili ated ▁with ▁one ▁particular ▁den om ination ▁or ▁religious ▁tradition . ▁Specifically , ▁critics ▁argue ▁that ▁it ▁viol ates ▁the ▁religion ▁clause ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment . ▁Some ▁examples ▁of ▁law su its ▁that ▁raised ▁this ▁issue ▁were ▁the ▁cases ▁that ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁Char itable ▁Cho ice ▁programs ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁Kentucky . ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁some ▁religious ▁organization ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Inter fa ith ▁Alliance ▁are ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁char itable ▁choice ▁" on ▁the ▁vital ity ▁of ▁the ▁proph etic ▁voice ▁of ▁faith , ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁religious ▁aut onomy , ▁excess ive ▁government ▁ent ang lement ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁religious ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁over arch ing ▁tempt ation ▁to