Posted on 01/29/2010 7:22:31 PM PST by raptor22
The Obama administration has enough bad ideas of its own without holding onto one of the more ill-conceived programs from the George W. Bush years - the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Established by President Bush in 2001 to help steer federal funds to religious and community social service organizations, the program has been expanded by President Obama also to promote programs that reduce demand for abortion, encourage "responsible fatherhood," and "facilitate global interfaith dialogue."
It's not that the so-called faith-based initiative costs all that much money. Its annual budget is just $385 million, and it oversees slightly more than $2 billion in grants, barely a rounding error by Washington budgetary standards. But the damage done by government co-option of private charity goes far beyond money.
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On a side...it’s been a year...has the man found a church YET, because frankly, I don’t think he ever intended to. He belongs to the church of Obama and personally, I am offended by his commercials about being a good dad. He’s the POTUS, not the nation’s guidance counselor.
Excellent point!
And in that same vein, the Pastor of my church here in San Diego has called for the congregation to pray for the first forty days of this year ('Praying Our Way In To 2010') on a number of pressing issues, including the devastation of Haiti, Proposition 8, and projects going on in the church. We are given the weekly prayer list via email.
Well, in today's prayer was the President and the protection of his family. Of course the Word does call for us to pray for our leaders (I Timothy 2:2,3), but I had to confess to the Lord while I do not wish any harm upon him or Michelle and their children, I did note I do not support him or his policies.
Hi Kimberly, I agree. I pray for the president, too, even though I don’t agree with him! Bible says to pray for “all those in authority,” not just Republicans. I make my husband do it too, even though he grumbles a bit. :-) (jk, he does it sincerely.)
I’m torn about the faith-based initiative. Like the Cato guy said, it’s increasing the size of the gov. And do religious charities really need help from Big Brother?? But, like Michael Medved said on this issue, if the gov gives to secular charities, it has to give to religious ones, too, or it’s discrimination. So I’m torn. Eeek! ;-)
Ooops, sorry, meant that for TLady. I saw “Kimberly” at the top and forgot that that’s the To person!
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