Why does the Catholic Church get Federal Dollars and ACORN does not?

itsrobert

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Sat Sep-19-09 09:58 PM
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Why does the Catholic Church get Federal Dollars and ACORN does not?

Just wondering.

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Sarah Ibarruri

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Sat Sep-19-09 09:59 PM
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1. Because Repukes have been working like good little varmints to destroy

the separation between church and state.

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notesdev

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Sat Sep-19-09 10:08 PM
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2. it shouldn't

And it shouldn't get favorable tax treatment either, that's an establishment of religion.

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itsrobert

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Sat Sep-19-09 10:25 PM
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3. Looks like the Catholics are upset

giving unrecs I see. I think it's hilarious.

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drm604

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Sat Sep-19-09 10:48 PM
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4. Maybe because the Catholic Church doesn't encourage brown people to vote?

:shrug:

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merh

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Sat Sep-19-09 10:53 PM
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5. I'm a Catholic (gypsy/fallen/disappointed)

and I recommend your OP. It is a good question - many more Catholic priests actually committed crimes and hurt children, their crimes and wrongs are not held against all other Catholic organizations that still get federal funding.

The few bad acorns shouldn't taint the entire organization and all the good it has done.

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Rage for Order

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:27 AM
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7. Say what?

..."many more Catholic priests actually committed crimes and hurt children, their crimes and wrongs are not held against all other Catholic organizations that still get federal funding."

Have you been into any recent threads on DU with the RCC as the main topic of the OP? Hell, just give this one a few hours (minutes?) and read the responses at that time. I think you'll see more than a few people holding the crimes and wrongs of a few against the entire RCC. In fact, it sounds like the OP is doing this exact thing, does it not?

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jonnyblitz

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:31 AM
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8. this thread is talking about government reaction ,NOT DUer

Edited on Sun Sep-20-09 10:31 AM by jonnyblitz

reaction.

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merh

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:44 AM
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11. People here hold the crimes of a few against the entire church

But the federal government, the House and the Senate, do not.

The OP's point (as I read it) is that if Acorn's federal funding is striped away so too should the funding to the Catholic "non profit or not for profit" organizations.

One of the main reasons that I am a fallen/disappointed Catholic is because of the Church is wealthy and that wealth is not shared with the members, with the parishes, with those who need.

Why is it Catholic schools have to be self-supporting? Why doesn't the church, with all of her wealth and treasure, not fully support her schools?

And why should any Catholic non-profit or not for profit organization have to seek federal funds?

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sun Sep-20-09 09:30 AM
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6. What federal dollars go to the RCC?

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robinlynne

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:41 AM
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10. probably Bush's "faith" plan, which Obama retained. I recall Bush set up an entire building in

DC for faith-based organizations' funding.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:46 AM
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12. I did some research on that funding a year or so ago

and couldn't find any federal dollars going to the RCC. The biggest recipients were the protestant fundie churches.

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itsrobert

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Sun Sep-20-09 11:02 AM
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13. link!

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=16747

Alexandria, Va., Aug 4, 2009 / 04:42 am (CNA).- Catholic Charities USA has received a five-year, 100 million dollar federal contract to aid in disaster relief throughout the United States.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sun Sep-20-09 11:06 AM
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14. Thank you

I didn't think to look under disaster relief. I was searching for the RCC's federal dollars for programs other churches were participating in, like hunger relief and shelter for the homeless.

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Gormy Cuss

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Sun Sep-20-09 11:21 AM
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15. Catholic Charities receives government funding through a wide array of vehicles.

Edited on Sun Sep-20-09 11:30 AM by Gormy Cuss

Two thirds of its income in fact. Most of the gov't funding comes from HHS.

http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=1924

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Kaleva

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Sun Sep-20-09 10:39 AM
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9. Because Democrats won't stand up and fight for ACORN....

and any attempt to cut off funding for Catholic organizations would have never gotten past the likes of Sen. Kennedy and others in Congress.

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Cleita

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Sun Sep-20-09 11:24 AM
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16. Because during the Bush administration money was set aside for faith

based charities. I remember a huge and nasty debate here on DU between those like myself who advocate separation of Church and State and those who thought that it would be okay to give Catholic and other religious based charities government money.

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