So much for SOCAS

[Ben]

Bush’s faith-based initiatives program is now favoring “faith based organizations” over secular ones.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2001/05/17/national0320EDT0446.DTL
One wonders what constitutes a real religion under this plan. What if your religion isn’t based on the Christian concept of faith?

-Ben

[december]

*Originally posted by Ben *
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Bush’s faith-based initiatives program is now favoring “faith based organizations” over secular ones.
-Ben **

Uh, actually the cite says that secular orgs are currently favored, and that Bush wants equality.

Bush, in promoting his “faith-based initiative,” has consistently stressed the idea of equal competition. “When people of faith provide social services, we will not discriminate against them,”

I don’t like government support for faith-based organizations or for secular ones, either. Both approaches tend to result in politicians using our money to pay off their supporters.

[Stuffy]

hijack

Ben, how did you link that article, I can never get SF Gate or Chronicle items to link? Or is it that you can’t url it?

Thanks…Now back to your previous discussion

byejack

[2nd_Law]

*Originally posted by december *
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*Originally posted by Ben *
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Bush’s faith-based initiatives program is now favoring “faith based organizations” over secular ones.
-Ben

Uh, actually the cite says that secular orgs are currently favored, and that Bush wants equality.

Bush, in promoting his “faith-based initiative,” has consistently stressed the idea of equal competition. “When people of faith provide social services, we will not discriminate against them,”

Did you see the second paragraph in that article?

Federal grants to prevent HIV and drug abuse are being offered only to religious groups, in what opponents say is the first-ever set-aside for religion.

[xenophon41]

Last paragraph of the article:

“For so long there’s been so much discrimination against faith-based organizations,” said Connie Marshner of the Free Congress Foundation. “I’d say it’s a leveling of the field.”

Affirmative Action for religion?!

God help us.