Betsy Devos Religion
A mother jones analysis found the dick and betsy devos family foundation had given nearly half of its donations from 1999 to 2014 out of a.
Betsy devos religion. It exists to protect religion from government said secretary of education betsy devos in a statement. Posted on jan 29 2017. Devos also has financially supported christian schools. Betsy and dick devos talk about their efforts to reform education at a gathering of wealthy christians in 2001.
17 2017 before the senate health education and. Betsy devos and her cadre of religious extremists are reinterpreting the law for the sake of letting bigoted personal beliefs trump all other considerations including essential nondiscrimination protections for vulnerable students said alison gill vice president for legal and policy at american atheists. Religion and betsy devos. The administration s new guidelines will ensure that they are.
Betsy devos a longtime republican supporter and donor is proving to be one of president trump s most controversial cabinet nominees. Congress on february 28 2017. President donald trump s joint session of the u s. Devos the new president s pick for education secretary riled politicians pundits and education professionals when in her confirmation hearing she stumbled when asked whether guns should be allowed in public schools and on schools legal obligations toward students.
Dick and betsy are not radical fundamentalist in the hills kind of people said. How betsy devos used god and amway to take over michigan politics. Devos is a conservative christian with roots in the christian reformed tradition who now attends mars hill bible church. Supreme court chief justice john roberts shakes hands with education secretary betsy devos as they arrive to u s.
Betsy devos testifies jan. Devos grew up as a member of the christian reformed church in north america. She has been a member and elder of mars hill bible church in grand rapids. Betsy devos cheers supreme court ruling that gives taxpayer money to religious schools devos just issued a rule that could increase relief grants for private schools from 127 million to 1 5.