Reply #10: Histrionics about "theocracy" is transparent demagoguery [View All]

"Bush's Faith Based Initiatives are a form of State sponsored Religion."

This isn't "Bush's" territory. I believe Clinton signed the 1996 welfare reform law that included section 104, which "encourages states to involve community and faith-based organizations in providing federally funded welfare services to the poor and needy."

A site that can help you learn about this:
http://www.cpjustice.org/faq

See question 9 to understand the force of the law Clinton signed.

"Further, they are being used to undermine the role of government in providing these services."

Not at all. State governments are free to use no private groups at all to deliver social services. But if they elect to use private organizations, they cannot discriminate based on some religious test.

"How would Christians feel about their tax dollars going to The Church of Satan?"

Doesn't matter. Discrimination on the basis of a religous test is wrong. Let the Church of Satan provide such social services, and receive whatever funds they are capable of spending in such service.

Your rhetorical question assumes that "how people feel" is more important than justice. It's not.

Kind of hard to claim Christians are trying to foist a theocracy if they shrug and say "bring 'em on" when you pose the "what about the pagans" question, isn't it? ;-)