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Bush pushes faith-hased grants
by Laura Meckler
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Pressing his plan
to dramatically expand the role of
religious groups in social programs,
President Bush said Tuesday that
government must help faith-based groups
do their work. “I’m resolved to put
government... on the side of the
committed and the caring and the
compassionate,” he said.
Opponents who worry about
breaching the wall between church and
state continued to press their case against
his proposal, which would allow
religious groups to compete for billions
of dollars in gov
ernment grants.
“President
Bush’s new faith
based plan puts
church and state on
a direct collision
course,” said Ralph
BUSH Neas, president of
People for the
American Way,
one of many groups that are organizing
to battle Bush’s plan.
Bush said government must take
advantage of groups that are doing good
work
“There are so many in need. The
good news about America is there’s so
many willing to serve,” the president
said at a Washington community center.
“Sometimes the need is too great and
the resources are too limited.”
The centerpiece of Bush’s plan is
modeled after similar efforts that
previously have faced little opposition
on Capitol Hill. The proposal also calls
for a slew of tax breaks to encourage
charitable giving.
Given the. chance to involve
religious groups in their welfare
programs, most states haye done little
or nothing to steer contracts toward
churches, synagogues and other religious
oiganizations, proponents say.
Now Bush plans a major expansion
of “charitable choice,” which has been
* limited to welfare, drug treatment and
community development programs. The
proposal Bush was sending to *
Congress Tuesday would open all
federal grant programs to religious groups.
“Government will never be replaced
by charities and community groups,” the
president said Monday. “Yet, when we
see social needs in America, my admin
istration will look first at faith-based pro
grams and community groups, which
have proven their power to save and
change lives.”
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