Bush's 'faith based initiative progams' was just a way to play to the religious right's desire to force Christianity on everyone.
I heard one report that virtulally all the government money that went to such programs went only to Christian programs. is this true? If so, what a farce!
2007-02-23 07:29:49 · 13 answers · asked by OctopusGuy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I certainly hope so. We certainly wouldn't want the money to go to people who are going to end up in Hell anyway.
2007-02-23 07:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as a group is not using Federal funding to spread its faith, I have absolutely no problem with this program. If my church wants to provide a food shelf for the community, where people of all faiths in the community that need help can receive it, why should it not receive Federal funding? The goal of the vast majority of these organizations that have been funding is to do community service or help those in need (feed the hungry, clothe the naked, etc.), not spread religious beliefs.
2007-02-23 08:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 21:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by balok 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No....but David Kuo, the former deputy director of the White House office of faith-based initiatives and a self-described evangelical Christian, quit because the initiative never got the funding it was promised, and witnessed Christians (especially evangelicals) being made fun of behind their backs.
2007-02-23 07:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by mamasquirrel 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is one of the only issues that I totally disagree with conservatives on. There shouldn't be any federal funding for any religious programs no matter the religion, and there needs to be a total separation of church and state!
2007-02-23 07:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bunz 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I do not think you know what the initiative was all about
Not religion but programs religious orgs can have and get help funding
2007-02-23 07:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably but they shouldn't. After all, other people pay taxes too.
Actually with the Constitution prohibiting the combining of church and state one would think it would be illegal to give federal tax dollars to faith based anything regardless what faith.
2007-02-23 07:32:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I wonder what Muslim based ones would do with the Money?
2007-02-23 08:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that more federal funding for education has gone to marxist groups than federal dollars for all programs combined have gone to christain groups.
2007-02-23 07:35:52 · answer #9 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, the NEA, PBS and Planned Parenthood, all religions in their own right, have gotten plenty of money over the years/
2007-02-23 07:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋