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cbayer

(146,218 posts)
Tue Apr 24, 2012, 03:13 PM Apr 2012

Taxpayer-Funded Crisis Pregnancy Centers Using Religion To Oppose Abortion

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/abortion-religion-pregnancy-centers_n_1446506.html

By Sofia Resnick
Posted: 04/24/2012 8:10 am


WASHINGTON -- If you want to help carry out the anti-abortion mission of the taxpayer-funded Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center, you have to be a Christian.

It's right there on the Rapid City, S.D., center's volunteer application.

"Do you consider yourself a Christian?" "If yes, how long have you been a Christian?" "As a Christian, what is the basis of your salvation?" "Please provide the following information concerning your local church. Church name … Denomination ... Pastor's name." "This organization is a Christian pro-life ministry. We believe that our faith in Jesus Christ empowers us, enables us, and motivates us to provide pregnancy services in this community. Please write a brief statement about how your faith would affect your volunteer work at this center."

But that hasn't stopped the center from receiving federal funding and other forms of government support.

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Taxpayer-Funded Crisis Pregnancy Centers Using Religion To Oppose Abortion (Original Post) cbayer Apr 2012 OP
PUT PRESSURE on this group! DontTreadOnMe Apr 2012 #1
I would hope we can shut down quack clinics like these and oilpro2 Apr 2012 #2
And this is the other side of the coin that is used to deny funding to PP. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #3
Seems wrong to me. n/t Adsos Letter Apr 2012 #4

darkstar3

(8,763 posts)
3. And this is the other side of the coin that is used to deny funding to PP.
Tue Apr 24, 2012, 08:49 PM
Apr 2012

Disgusting. Another example of how it is inviting problems when you mix religion and governance.

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