Mother Jones - Comments for "Where's the Beef on Obama's New Faith-Based Initiative Plan?"

Obama is a Bible thumper, in his own way. Bush was a Christian Zionist. Ms.Clinton had her secret prayer cell. Obama is out front with his Christianity, unlike John McCain who is not a religious man like Obama. Most of the evangelicals that voted for Bush will vote for Obama.

AMERICA HAS CANCER
America has Crypto-Neo-Marxist Ideology Cancer in the executive, legislative, and judicial organs of government; which impairs the functioning of her Christian Culture and Constitutional Law. Historically, spontaneous remission occurs when the natural immune system, patriotism, produces a inflammation reaction, nationalism, which kills and expels these cancers.

The Kool Aid is wearing off.

A New Kind of Politics is just the same old stuff, only done by someone who pretends to be a lefty and who does tricky sound bites even more artistically than Karl Rove.

He's backed off on pulling out of NAFTA, Iraq withdrawal, preemptive strikes on Iran, gun contol, capital punishment, and now on bribing churches for votes. Also, remember he never even offered Universal Health Care plan -- instead repeating a republican talking point that people should be able to choose not to have insurance.

We fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Now we gotta live with it.

I don't really care whether Obama is a believer or not.
I'm not so I resent it when because of their beliefs they believe it is Ok to give tax money to churches. Churches should be taxed and so should Wal Mart and Exxon. If there were no exceptions (special interests)it seems that would lessen the burden on the citizens and provide more money for those in need.
Obama talks a good game but lacks the true grit we desperately need NOW.

I am shocked and alarmed at Obama's faith-based program proposal. It is the worst kind of pandering and/or an incredibly naive perception of the results that actually occur when religious groups receive government funding. For me, the hope he represented is gone.

HoraceManoor, I'm with you. I'm hoping Nader makes it on the Va ballot. First Obama starts chanting the pro-globatlization slogan "Americans must compete", which is exactly what McCain is saying. Don't expect any wage increases. Now, he's pulling this funding religious groups crap. I'd feel comfortable with my taxpayer dollars going to united way, salvation army, or even the SPCA. It disturbs me he's pandering to these fucking Christian groups who will want to use that money to pursue their own agenda and "spread the word of Christ".

i'm undecided whether to vote for nader or barr -- last thing we need's another freak of religiosity running things in washington

OK..., So it was stupid pandering, and spreading taxpayer money around to religious organizations for ANY purpose constituted a violation of the separation of Church and State when Dubya started it.
Are we together on this..? I know we USED to Be!

So what do we have to say to Barack Obama on the matter?

Someone..?
Someone..?
Anyone..?
Bueller..?
Bueller..?

Wonder if Keith Olbermann is about to flip-flop on THIS issue as well.., angling for that "Chief Limbaugh" position in the Obama presidency..?

And Jonathan: Can you look back over your writing and see if you were giving Bush the benefit of the doubt when he started this nonsense?
There's no reason to suspect that Obama's outreach to evangelicals is insincere..
Translation: This isn't necessarily a pander...

Barack Obama: ...federal dollars that go directly to churches, temples, and mosques can only be used on secular programs.

Yeah, but it'll still have the effect of getting them through the church doors, won't it?
Maybe we should fund some benevolent programs run by whorehouses...?
(Oh.., wait..., that's Congress.., isn't it?)

B.O.: And we'll also ensure that taxpayer dollars only go to those programs that actually work.
THAT'LL be a Massively Refreshing change!
When is the last time the Federal Government terminated one of It's OWN programs that was failing to show results? The solution has always been to Spend More ON It!

Mother Jones - Comments for "Where&#039;s the Beef on Obama&#039;s New Faith-Based Initiative Plan?"

Mother Jones - Comments for "Where's the Beef on Obama's New Faith-Based Initiative Plan?"