Difference between revisions of "Faith-based initiative"

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'''Faith-based initiative''' is a U.S. term referring to the idea of reducing public social services while demanding churches have the initiative to take up the slack. Based on the very conservative opinion that the U.S. government is illegal, it is a part of the "lower taxes without coining money" movement first popularized by Ronald Reagan.<ref>Daly, L. 2006. ''God and the welfare state.''  Cambridge MA: The MIT Press.</ref>   
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'''Faith-based initiative''' is a term for the government encouraging churches and other religious organizations to participate in government-funded programs<ref>[http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/about/index.html "About Faith-Based Organizations", Dept. of HHS]</ref>. Based on the conservative opinion that less government is better than more, it is a part of the "lower taxes without coining money" movement first popularized by Ronald Reagan.<ref>Daly, L. 2006. ''God and the welfare state.''  Cambridge MA: The MIT Press.</ref>   
  
 
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Revision as of 00:45, November 16, 2009

Faith-based initiative is a term for the government encouraging churches and other religious organizations to participate in government-funded programs[1]. Based on the conservative opinion that less government is better than more, it is a part of the "lower taxes without coining money" movement first popularized by Ronald Reagan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "About Faith-Based Organizations", Dept. of HHS
  2. ↑ Daly, L. 2006. God and the welfare state. Cambridge MA: The MIT Press.