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faith based initiatives stories: 5 news summaries

Cutbacks Hit Faith-Based Charities as Need Rises

Slashed state budgets leave programs with reduced funding

Feb 20, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The recession has hit faith-based charities hard, threatening to cut off vital services for the sick, poor, and elderly, the Washington Post reports. With state and local budgets strapped for cash, contracts and grants for the groups—including the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities—have been slashed or delayed across... More »

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social services • charity • nonprofit • Catholic • faith based initiatives • Salvation Army • recession depression

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 Obama Widens 
 Faith-Based 
 Initiative 

Softens campaign trail stance

Feb 5, 09 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama announced his new-look faith-based initiative at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, promising a program that won’t favor any particular religious group, or even religious groups over secular groups, the AP reports. “Far too often, we’ve seen faith wielded as a tool to divide us,... More »

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Barack Obama • separation of church and state • faith based initiatives • Obama administration

OPINION

 His 'Bedrock Decency' 
 Will Be Missed 


Nov 8, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush may not be judged kindly by history, but he was faithful, consistent, and above all compassionate, writes former White House official Jim Towey in the Wall Street Journal. It was “little acts behind the curtain” that “inspired intense loyalty by staff members." To... More »

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compassionate conservatism • faith based initiatives • US Supreme Court • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • AIDS epidemic • Office of the Vice President

Obama Calls for Faith-Based
Aid Expansion

Patriotism tour continues with outreach to religious voters

Jul 1, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today called for even more federal dollars for President Bush’s initiative funding faith-based social service groups, the AP reports. His plan will let the groups hire and fire based on religion, a controversial move that's part of an organized effort to court evangelical voters. The candidate says... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • faith based initiatives • the religious vote • Sister Souljah

Still a Believer in Faith-Based Solutions

Bush's former faith
czar has hopes set
on Dems this time

Oct 13, 07 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Economist catches up with John DiIulio, the Democrat who was Bush's “faith czar” for just 7 months in his first term, to re-examine the viability of what the magazine calls "compassionate centrism." With "faith-based" now unfortunately associated more with political zeal—faith-based wars, faith-based science—... More »

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Bush administration • separation of church and state • faith based initiatives • John DiIulio • soup kitchen

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