Obama Executive Order On ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative Is Disappointing, Says AU

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November 17, 2010
Church-State Watchdog Group Says Order Does Some Good Things, But Ignores Religion-Based Job Bias In Federally Funded Programs
Today’s White House executive order on “faith-based” funding fails to correct significant constitutional problems and leaves important civil rights issues unresolved, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Americans United applauded President Barack Obama’s decision to require federal agencies to provide alternatives for people who do not want to receive social services at religious charities and also welcomed a process to create greater transparency in the program by requiring that recipient organizations be listed on government Web sites.

But AU is disappointed that the order allows public funds to go directly to houses of worship, allows publicly funded faith-based charities to display religious signs and scriptures and entirely dodges the issue of religious hiring bias by faith-based charities that receive federal funds.

More: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/11/obama-executive-order-on.html

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1. : - ((((((~

[grumgrum]

2. Why is Obama's decisions always in favor of the Right?

I am no fan of Church and their myth beliefs but i just find it intriguing that Obama's decisions are always towards the choice that would please the right more.
Honestly, i would strip all funding to faith-based acts since i see it as just wasted money but still i find this intriguing about Obama.

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3. Because there is no there there on "the Left" . . . ? We're too busy shooting ourselves in the feet

to have anything to stand on and make a claim for this sort of stuff.