Obama Inaction On Faith-Based Initiative Is Deeply Disappointing

[and-justice-for-all]

A presidential advisory council is scheduled to offer recommendations today on the “faith-based” initiative and other issues, but critics say the report is overshadowed by President Barack Obama’s failure to fix problematic Bush-era rules that undercut civil rights and civil liberties.

The President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships will issue recommendations about the White House faith-based office and a wide range of other issues during a day-long session at the White House.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State said, however, that the Obama administration needs to take action, not spend time studying reports.

“I am deeply disappointed at President Obama’s handling of the faith-based initiative,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. “He has kept the harmful Bush-era policies in place and added a constitutionally inappropriate council of religious leaders to offer policy advice. This is not separation of church and state.

More: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/03/obama-inaction-on-faith-based.html

[Cleobulus]

1. To be honest, faith based initiatives should be disbanded...

There are better ways to allocate money for charity through public programs rather than private ones.

[subterranean]

2. I thought this would be another thread about the health care bill.

That could be considered a "faith-based initiative."

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[FrenchieCat]

4. Some do it with Hitler and Obama instead.....

or was that Clinton and Obama?
or
Obama and Satan....

Obama and snake Charmer....

or just simply hating on Obama all on his lonesome!

You know, once a confirmed depressed naysaying cynic,

I've heard that it's hard to stop! Good luck with that! :shrug:

[Enthusiast]

6. You don't feel Obama

deserves criticism for this? When does he deserve criticism in your mind? What would it take?

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[katandmoon]

8. YAWN

[whistler162]

9. You may need some medical help!

[JTFrog]

10. Yes, you are the only one.

But I bet I'm not the only one who has to double check the address bar to make sure there wasn't some crazy redirect to baggerville on the way to DU.

[Enthusiast]

5. The Faith Based initiatives

were appalling to me when Bush enacted them. He said we will give tax payer money to religion. I was shocked as I was always a proponent of separation of church and state. When Obama continued with the Bush policy I was shocked a second time. One would think that, you know, Obama being a constitutional scholar and all, that he change this.