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This 5-page paper argues that government funding has no place in funding faith-based charities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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broken down between church and state. Government funding, it was believed, would help mostly Bush supporters, in other words, the Christian right.
However, the Community Solutions Act (H.R. 7) as it was dubbed, was, in theory, to help fund many community and religious organizations to take on many of societys problems. With
government backing (rather than the uncertainty of donor backing), it was believed by the Bush Administration that religious organizations were on the front line and could better serve the communities.
But should government be in the business of funding religious charities? The answer here is: It depends on who you talk to.
But we contend that direct government funding of religious charities sets a dangerous precedent and a slippery slope as to who would get the money, and who might be left
out. If, for example, a well-meaning Muslim charity were to apply for a grant, would it receive the same courtesy and consideration as a Christian charity? Would that Muslim charity
get the same courtesy if, say, another Islam attack against the U.S. were to happen? Congressman Tony Hall (2001) commented that given the
extent of challenges such as hunger and poverty, religious and community associates are more effective with government capital - and it makes better financial sense for the government to assist
such programs, rather than setting up new ones (2001). Though the faith-based initiative is more closely linked with Bush, it actually began getting
legs under the administration of Bushs predecessor Bill Clinton (A Pluralist Vision of the Faith-Based Initiative, 2009). During Clintons tenure, Congress adapted Charitable Choice legislation several times (A Pluralist Vision
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