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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-10 02:14 PM
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Obama Administration Should Take Action To Fix ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative, Americans United...
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Obama Administration Should Take Action To Fix ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative, Americans United Tells Congress
SOURCE: AU

Americans United for Separation of Church and State today told Congress that Bush-era rules governing the “faith-based” initiative are unacceptable and should be promptly overturned.

In testimony to a U.S. House subcommittee, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, noted that President Barack Obama promised to fix the constitutional problems but so far has taken only modest steps in that direction.

Yesterday, the White House issued an executive order that added stronger beneficiary protections and more transparency about funding recipients. But a George W. Bush rule allowing publicly funded “faith-based” charities to discriminate on religious grounds in hiring remains in place.

In remarks submitted to the House Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, AU’s Lynn said the Bush policy on employment discrimination and other civil liberties concerns is in dire need of correction.

http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/11/obama-administration-should.html
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-10 02:17 PM
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1. good.
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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-10 02:20 PM
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