President Bush's Faith-based initiative plan, is it needed?

im writing a paper on bush's faith based initiatives policy. while the way the president has implemented this program is less than ideal, im still not sure if giving money for faith-based organizations to help the community in a secular manner is a good idea or not. im hesitant because i think when deciding what religious group to give money to, bias might result in giving the money to a person's religion, or ignoring some religions altogether making them seem illegitimate. also, i am concerned with people like jim jones or david koresh being given funds.

President Bush's Faith-based initiative plan, is it needed?
You are casting Koresh to the wayside just like those other religions you mentioned.





Last I checked Koresh wasn't guilty of anything, cept for being nutty in my eyes.
Reply:you sure bush didnt give the money to the church of satan
Reply:It is a bad idea and is just the beginning of a state back religion which would not only be a severe violation of the Constitution but it is also something that the vast majority of the American people never want to see.
Reply:here in Seattle.....


WAY BEFORE BUSH


churches were holding feeds for homeless.


and missions were doing their thing.


Salvation Army has been around for a while.


All kinds of stuff was going on.


And Bush didn't have anything to do with it.





churches/religious organizations would have seen the need and responded to it.


Of course religious groups are doing more work.


The need has increased.


Dramatically.





In the old days the Missions ministered to guys....mostly.


Now they are housing families.





religious organizations do a lot of other work ...


but street outreach and established missions probably the most obvious sign of activity.





note: And then there are the secular organizations doing charitable work.


they were around before BUSH also
Reply:i dont like what bush done to the world until today.
Reply:I think that it is the first step in blurring the line between Church and State. I don't see why the government should give money to any religious group, when those that are recognized by the government are already tax-exempt.





I see this as being the first step in creating exactly what most our founding fathers were trying to get away from, when this great nation of ours was created.





I love my country, but fear my government.