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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (130516)	3/6/2001 1:54:02 PM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

TOM: "Could one make an argument that bill clinton was and made the democrat party the masters of the art of the rag." Bill Clinton is what we have become. If not, the American people would have driven him from office. He is not the cause of our problems, but a symptom. Little joe

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (130516)	3/6/2001 8:25:45 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Tom, good points. But I would have to disagree with you about "Faith Based Initiatives". It may sounds good to have the government get involved with faith based charities in order to provide services for the poor. But as soon as you link government with religious organizations, you start to corrupt what those organizations were all about to begin with. Money from government will eventually come with strings attached, and the government will spread its desire to spend more and more money into our churches and synagogues. Once churches and synagogues become dependent on government funding, they will attempt to influence their constituents to not cut government spending. Here in Washington State, the Catholic church came out publicly against initiative I-695. Which was an anti-motor-voter tax. Why? Because they perceived the government would not be able to afford the cut in funding and continue supporting government services. On the other hand, churches, Synagogues and religiously based organizations can have a tremendous positive effect on our social problems. Unfortunately, misguided activism has sealed America's campuses from many things, including too many faith based organizations. Incredibly, one of the most effective youth outreaches in the world, Young Life, finds itself barred from many high school campuses. younglife.org We don't need the government to help religious organizations by providing funding to them. What we need is the government (and especially lawyers), to get out of the way and allow our private religious organizations to help, where they see the need to help. A subtle distiction, but I think an important one.