Thu Jul 10, 2008
A coalition of 43 religious and civil liberty groups (CARD) sent a letter to both presidential candidates today imploring them to include constitutional safeguards in any proposals regarding federal funding partnerships with religious organizations. It contains some extremely helpful background material regarding the history of the Faith-Based Initiative and the religious and legal concerns surrounding it. Some choice excerpts are in the extended entry below, but here's a taste:
"We believe that the policies pursued under the title "Faith-Based Initiative" in recent years lack the proper accountability and constitutional safeguards necessary to preserve the independence of religious organizations and protect the civil rights and religious liberty of the employees and beneficiaries of government-funded programs."
More HERE.
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