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President Bush’s “Faith-Based Initiative” Un-Godly, Un-Christian, Un-Biblical And Un-Constitutional
August 05, 2004
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Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic,

President Bush’s continued pushing of his so-called “faith-based initiative” --- which is really nothing more than a program to entice churches to get on Federal welfare --- is un-Christian, un-Constitutional and a disgraceful example of pork-barrel politics at its worst and most dangerous.

In his recent address to the Knights Of Columbus in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Bush used his talk to announce $188 million in grants to help “religious” charities compete for Federal funds. He said his goal was to end “unfair discrimination” against “faith-based” charities by the Federal Government. He pointed out, however, that the recipients of these Federal funds will not be allowed “to proselytize.”

In other words, for example, Christian groups who receive these Federal funds are forbidden to practice the “faith” upon which they are “based!” They are forbidden to proselytize, to preach the Gospel --- which our Lord commands (Matthew 28:19-20).

Instead of trying to, in Mr. Bush’s words, “level the playing field” by trying to get “faith-based” groups on the Federal welfare --- there should be no such “field” at all, none, for anybody. Instead of trying to get Christian groups ON Federal welfare, he should be getting non-“faith-based” groups OFF of Federal welfare.

Nowhere in the Bible does God’s Word allow any civil government to fund “faith-based” groups. Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution is there any authorization for the Federal-funding of “faith-based” groups.

And in purely practical and political terms, for any Christian group to receive Federal welfare would involve them in a bureaucratic nightmare, wrap them in miles of Federal red tape and lead to such things as IRS audits and much, much more Federal intrusion.

In addition, while Mr. Bush said in his talk that his “faith-based” welfare program would apply to “all faiths, Christian, Jew or Muslim,” it will NOT be limited to these faiths. It will only be a matter of time before some judge somewhere rules that “faith-based” means the Wicca/witch “religion,” Satan-worshippers, those who practice voo-doo and, literally, only God knows what other “faiths.”

The Lord Jesus Christ says we must “render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). Amen! But neither Scripture nor our Constitution say that “Caesar” is allowed to give money to “faith-based” organizations. And those Christian groups who seek and receive Federal welfare reveal that, ironically, they have no faith because they do not believe that God can provide for their needs.


For God, Family and the Republic,

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It's called a red herring. Pick one thing unrelated to the original post and start a tangient of confusion away from the original concept. Perhaps Ken could have explained it better than not "checking Christianity at the door," but the principles and morals are there on any issue, and furthermore, the desire to get back to the US Constitution. Our Founding Fathers would freak if they saw what abuses of power are being carried out today in all three branches of our federal government.

Call us hypocrites if it makes you feel better, Gershom, but our candidate will not invite Muslims to come to the White House and touch their foreheads to the floor in prayers to allah and furthermore, our candidate will not profess to be a Christian and then share "communion" (Eid) with those who worship false gods.