Obama's Faith-Based Initiative
Since I've now seen several entries freaking out over the AP news story re: Obama's faith-based initiative, I thought I would provide a link straight from the horse'sdonkey's mouth:
Barack Obama's Plan to Engage Faith-Based and Community Organizations
So, like it or not like it, at least you'll have the actual proposal in front of you.
Personally, I think in an ideal world faith-based groups should not be taking any money from the government because it makes them beholden to said government in a number of ways and also has a number of other potentially unsavory/less-than-faithful effects. However, that is not the world we live in, and government grants to faith-based agencies are nothing new. The Bush administration did not invent it. What it did invent was the ability to use public funds while also discriminating in hiring and proselytizing those you serve. Which Obama's plan clearly does away with, initial AP reports to the contrary.
Barack Obama's Plan to Engage Faith-Based and Community Organizations
So, like it or not like it, at least you'll have the actual proposal in front of you.
Personally, I think in an ideal world faith-based groups should not be taking any money from the government because it makes them beholden to said government in a number of ways and also has a number of other potentially unsavory/less-than-faithful effects. However, that is not the world we live in, and government grants to faith-based agencies are nothing new. The Bush administration did not invent it. What it did invent was the ability to use public funds while also discriminating in hiring and proselytizing those you serve. Which Obama's plan clearly does away with, initial AP reports to the contrary.