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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: epicure who wrote (4155)10/31/2000 9:56:41 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 10042
 
I don't want my politicians pushing faith.

Then why is Al Gore hanging with all of these "preachers" like Jesse Jackson and the "Reverend Al Sharpton"?

Why have we seen Gore and Clinton INCESSANTLY appearing at black churches and pleading for their support?

Why are Hillary and Lieberman both courting the Jewish vote?

And this faith based alcolhol rehabilitation program, in case you failed to read it, receives NO FEDERAL FUNDING.

Separation between church and state DOES NOT mean the elimination of religion in our nation. All you have to do is look at our currency and the "In God We Trust" that appears on every bill.

But I'm with you... I don't want government "pushing" one religion over another, or providing financial support for charitable programs to one faith without supporting programs of another.

But both Gore and Bush has constantly discussed their faith. And they do so because they know that, unlike yourself, many other Americans WANT AND DESIRE their leaders to be men of faith and character.

But the bottom line is.. if there is a charitable program out there that is dealing with social problems and having success, they should be just a eligible for Federal support as non-religious programs. The caveat should be that becoming a member of that faith should never be a condition of receiving treatment.
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