Obama Has Dramatically Changed Role of Faith-Based Office

salvorhardin

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Mon Aug-31-09 07:18 PM
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Obama Has Dramatically Changed Role of Faith-Based Office

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Reinforcing its new policy role, Obama has brought his office under the purview of his Domestic Policy Council, delighting many faith leaders, particularly on the left. "The Bush office was totally disconnected from policy," says Wallis. "That White House was doing social policy that made poor people poorer, and the faith-based office would try to clean up the mess." The faith advisory council will submit first drafts of policy recommendations in October. "The council has access to experts, policymakers, and administrators at the levels we've asked for," says David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, who sits on the council.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/08/31/obama-has-dramatically-changed-role-of-faith-based-office.html

Don't know about you, but religious groups advising on policy certainly makes me uncomfortable. Still, I suppose it's barely legal.

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laconicsax

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Mon Aug-31-09 09:11 PM
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1. Good grief!

:puke:

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enlightenment

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Mon Aug-31-09 09:52 PM
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2. I am extremely uncomfortable about it - but

I am informed by DUers that I am simply paranoid.

sigh.

I'm still very uncomfortable about it.

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ZombieHorde

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Tue Sep-01-09 01:00 AM
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3. Faith based = belief without evidence based.

Not exactly reassuring.

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moggie

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Tue Sep-01-09 07:19 AM
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5. Yes, a name change might be in order

Office of Fantasy-Based Partnerships
Office of Doing Stuff Because of Made-Up Shit
Magical Policy Council

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stopbush

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Tue Sep-01-09 05:34 PM
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7. You're right, but we live in the USA, and myth is more important than fact here.

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laconicsax

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Tue Sep-01-09 06:27 PM
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8. And how!

Horatio Alger anyone?

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stopbush

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Tue Sep-01-09 06:37 PM
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9. Yep. Amazing what percentage of Americans truly believe they're "upper class."

They look around their neighborhood and figure they're better off than the couple that has tattoos and throws beer bottles at each other, so they imagine they're to be counted among the "rich."

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charlie

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Tue Sep-01-09 01:44 AM
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4. A Justice League of superheroes

But nobody has any superpowers, they just think they do. Makes me think of the movie Mystery Men.

Still, if ritualizing and petitioning empty air gets Obama to put on his war face and seize the opportunity to make history (or as Bill Press puts it, "quit dicking around"), then I can live with it. For a while.

And someone please put a cork in Jim Wallis' gob.

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salvorhardin

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Tue Sep-01-09 08:30 AM
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6. "And someone please put a cork in Jim Wallis' gob."

Ramen! :rofl:

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Ignis

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Tue Sep-01-09 06:42 PM
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10. Agreed. It's bullshit, but if it gets the right things done...

Then, given the current state of American politics, I'm willing to protest quietly against this ridiculous office that has no place in government. :)

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