ClydeR
03-31-2009, 02:06 PM
You read the title correctly. I'm going to praise Obama, which is the right thing to do while he's overseas. And I'm going to defend him against the Washington Post's attack on him. Specifically, I'm going to praise the way he has continued President Bush's faith-based initiatives.
The Washington Post says that Obama should "insist that groups that accept funds from his initiative abide by anti-discrimination laws." But I say it's alright for Obama to change his mind on this campaign promise.
ON THE campaign trail, candidate Barack Obama pledged to keep government funds from faith-based groups that hire only those who share the same beliefs. President Obama has now set up the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a continuation of President George W. Bush's initiative, and has kept in place Bush-era provisions that allow faith-based groups to discriminate in hiring.
More from the Washington Post editorial.... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/28/AR2009032801623.html)
Why in the world does a faith-based organization need to abide by laws that forbid taking religion into consideration in hiring? That's crazy. It gets even crazier if the federal government forces faith-based organization that accept federal money to abide by state or local anti-discrimination laws. Some of those state laws are really crazy.
The Washington Post says that Obama should "insist that groups that accept funds from his initiative abide by anti-discrimination laws." But I say it's alright for Obama to change his mind on this campaign promise.
ON THE campaign trail, candidate Barack Obama pledged to keep government funds from faith-based groups that hire only those who share the same beliefs. President Obama has now set up the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a continuation of President George W. Bush's initiative, and has kept in place Bush-era provisions that allow faith-based groups to discriminate in hiring.
More from the Washington Post editorial.... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/28/AR2009032801623.html)
Why in the world does a faith-based organization need to abide by laws that forbid taking religion into consideration in hiring? That's crazy. It gets even crazier if the federal government forces faith-based organization that accept federal money to abide by state or local anti-discrimination laws. Some of those state laws are really crazy.