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From The Beginning, There Have Been Some Religious Leaders Who Greeted The Funding Of Faith-based Social Services By Government With Ambivalence.

Jesus Refers To The Poor Over And Over Again. There Are 2,000 Verses Of Scripture That Call Upon Us To Respond To The Needs Of The Poor. And Yet, I Find That When Christians Talked About Values In This Last Election That Was Not On The Agenda, That Was Not A Concern. If You Were To Get The Voter Guide Of The Christian Coalition, That Does Not Rate. They Talk More About Tax Cuts For People Who Are Wealthy Than They Do About Helping Poor People Who Are In Desperate Straits.

I Am Relatively Sure, From Conversations That I Had With Former President Bill Clinton, That George Bush Seldom Called Upon Him For Advice.

If Marriage Really Is A Sacred Institution, Then Why Is The Government Controlling It, Especially In A Nation That Affirms Separation Of Church And State?

Religion, For Better Or For Worse, Has Been Politicized In Blatant Ways That Have Seldom Been Equaled In American Elections.