Obama Says No To Religious Discrimination
Yesterday, the AP erroneously reported that Barack Obama would permit faith based discrimination in hiring with non-taxpayers funds for organizations that would participate in his faith based initiative. Subsequently, the NYTimes erroneously reported that there was a legal basis for this position based on theDale Boy Scouts case. Apparently, the Obama campaign made clear that Obama says no to faith based discrimination:
Mr. Obamas position that religious organizations would not be able to consider religion in their hiring for such programs would constitute a deal-breaker for many evangelicals, said several evangelical leaders, who represent a political constituency Mr. Obama has been trying to court. For those of who us who believe in protecting the integrity of our religious institutions, this is a fundamental right, said Richard Cizik, vice president for governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals. Hes rolling back the Bush protections. Thats extremely disappointing.
(Emphasis supplied.) To me, that is extremely heartening. Indeed, it would have been a deal breaker for me if Obama endorsed religious discrimination. I am happy to see that Obama opposes and will not countenance religious discrimination. John McCain endorses religious discrimination -- "Mr. McCain disagrees with Senator Obama that hiring at faith-based groups should be subject to government oversight. McCain is simply not an option for those voters who believe in separation of church and state.
By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only
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- July 2, 2008
So all these former guests
So all these former guests from Olbermann's show are nuts?
Includes people from major periodicals (Newsweek, Time, WSJ, Post), current and former military personel, veterans and even conservatives!
Howard Fineman, Newsweek contributor—political
Margaret Carlson, TIME Magazine columnist and author of Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made it to the White House—journalistic, political
Pat Buchanan, Conservative commentator, former U.S. Presidential Candidate and author—political
Craig Crawford, columnist for the Congressional Quarterly—political (on location in Washington, D.C.)
Jonathan Alter, senior editor for Newsweek magazine—political
John Dean, former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon—political
Jonathan Turley, professor of law and Constitutional scholar—political
John Harwood, Wall Street Journal political editor and CNBC contributing reporter—political
General Barry McCaffrey, Ret.—military
Dana Milbank, national political reporter for The Washington Post—political
Robin Wright (author), diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post —terrorism and international events
Clint Van Zandt, former FBI profiler—abductions/murders
Richard Wolffe, also of Newsweek—political
Wesley Clark, retired four-star general—military analyst for MSNBC
Derek Pitts, The Franklin Institute—Space and astronomy-related news
Richard Justice, Sports Writer for the Houston Chronicle
Chris Cillizza, blogger for The Washington Post
Eugene Robinson, newspaper columnist for The Washington Post
Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, Co-Founder and Chairman of VoteVets.org
-- McCain = Four more years of the same --
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By dtaylo75July 2, 2008 - 4:02pm