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To: TimF who wrote (148581)	10/21/2004 8:52:24 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

it can't get all its money in the form of grants for welfare purposes How about a religious charitable society? "Brothers of the Holy Bean Bowl"? And, since the idea is that "religious values will infuse these lost souls, bring them to The Light, and reform them from their evil ways", it fits perfectly into the basic idea of "faith-based initiatives". Because if that ISN'T the idea, WHAT is? Why have religion involved at all if THAT thesis is invalid? And, while your at it, add a little preaching, cajoling, and converting. If the basic idea makes sense, that is a perfectly logical extension. I guess you could get a real church (with an actual religious ministry, church services ect.) that gets more money from the government for "welfare purposes", then it gets and spends on other purposes from other sources, so it would get most of its money from the government, but then that money would have to be spend on actual "welfare purposes". You don't even need more money. Just do above. You accomplish your purpose and the purpose of "faith-based initiatives" AND promulgate your faith all at the same time. One downside of government money going to religious organization for charitable purposes is that the governments requirements may interfere with the religious ministry Not may. Will. Not initially, but wait. Guaranteed. If the organization becomes just another welfare distribution center there might not be much point. Oh, but it isn't. You get Jesus or Yahweh or Allah or ... something with those beans. This would be a consideration if there is a lot of regulation put on the religious organization for receiving money, and perhaps even if it just gets tons of money from the government and alters itself to please its new paymaster. It will. Trust me. It will. The more the organization's religiously inspired charitable efforts become secular bureaucratic welfare distribution the less point there is to the whole scheme. Which has not stopped one check to the Anglican Church in the UK. This really is off topic. Faith-based initiatives? How so? They were brought up by our head politician, the President of the United States. Perfectly on topic. Anyone who thinks religion isn't part of politics these days isn't watching.