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Date Posted:
7/20/2006
10:19:46 pm EDT
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Independent Government Study Suggests Lack Of Safeguards For Religious Grants
Author: Robert Marus Source: ABP
Title: INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT STUDY SUGGESTS LACK OF SAFEGUARDS FOR RELIGIOUS GRANTS
An independent government study has found that federal programs providing grants to religious organizations do not sufficiently safeguard the separation of church and state.
The determination echoes analysis by experts in the field and critics of President Bush's attempts to expand the government's ability to fund social services through churches and other deeply religious groups.
The Government Accountability Office study, released July 18, found that some federal agencies were unclear in their instructions to religious grantees under the program. The study also found that some grantees failed to adhere to the standards administration officials have said they would meet to ensure that federal funds are not used for "inherently religious" activities and that few of the federal and state agencies administering the grants provided sufficient guidance to their own regulators to ensure compliance with such standards for faith-based grantees.
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| Government Blinders | Jul 21st. at 12:54:45 am EDT
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
Considering the way the government funds are often spent, you can bet there was little investigation into the true motives of many of these organizations. In fact, it is often only through hind sight that they actually check up on things- after things happen or violations come to light. After all, why should they lie if they are doing such good work?
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| Breaking News... | Jul 20th. at 11:09:22 pm EDT
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argilcath (Rapid City, Colorado) - Email Me
This just in!
In other breaking news today, experts produced evidence that the sky looks blue and water flows downhill.
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argilcath
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