[pnh102]

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives really should be shut down. If individuals believe that any religious organization deserves funding then it should be up to the people themselves to make that choice.

Of course, this should apply to all NGOs. None should get funding of any sort from the taxpayer.

[Crichton]

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives really should be shut down. If individuals believe that any religious organization deserves funding then it should be up to the people themselves to make that choice.

Simplified for argument:

Proposal A - The govt taxes the people $100M, spends $100M to feed 1000 poor people for a year

Proposal B - The govt taxes the people $10M, gives church $10M, church feeds 10,000 poor people for a year

It's obvious to me that the taxpayer is better served contracting with the charity as the social service provider.

Of course, I prefer:

Proposal C - The govt taxes the people $0, doesn't fund social services at all, leaving it to the charities who do it best. Local communities and individuals, relieved of part of their tax burden, efficiently allocate their giving to the greatest needs.

[rockinqsranch]

If it isn’t for the purpose of maintaining government, then the government shouldn’t be using confiscated tax dollars from the taxpayer for it.

We should be paying taxes only for maintaining the small government entity as prescribed by the founding fathers in our Constitution.

Congress should be meeting only as needed, NOT year round sitting and creating laws, and ways to spend our money. That is NOT their purpose.

[beezdotcom]

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives really should be shut down.

I could really get behind that if they would also take all funds being spent through that entity and refund it directly back to the people to let them apply it as they see fit.

[antiRepublicrat]

Wasn't the OFBI created with a law, a law regarding an establishment of religion? Treat all NGOs equally, whether religious or not. In no case should tax dollars be used to indoctrinate the public (religious, or leftist).

None should get funding of any sort from the taxpayer.

Some NGOs naturally do a better job than a government agency could. A church probably feeds the poor a lot better, and with a lot less waste and fraud, than food stamps.