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Teen Challenge of Wisconsin, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI 53225

A fundamentalist Christian substance-abuse program that treats addicts through proselytizing [from Americans United for Separation of Church and State ]

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State
March 24, 2001

FAITH-BASED GROUP DRAWS CRITICISM FOR TELLING HOUSE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ABOUT 'COMPLETED JEWS'

http://www.au.org/site/News2?abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=6061&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1379

Teen Challenge -- A Bush Favorite -- Boasts About Converting Jews To Christianity

The debate over public funding of religious social service providers grew more intense this week when a leader of one of President Bush's favorite faith-based groups made insensitive comments during a congressional hearing.

A top official of Teen Challenge International, a fundamentalist Christian substance-abuse program that treats addicts through proselytizing, drew criticism for calling Jewish converts to Christianity "completed Jews"...

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