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
your the traitor, for not
The people on this board, like Obama, believe that going into Iraq was WRONG in the beginning. And the last 5 years have proved us right. We sent our most valuable resource, our sons and daughters, over to find the WMD.... eh, spread democracy... ummmm, spread freedom... ahhh, secure the region... Oh I forget now.
So those of us who want our troops OUT of harms way, who WANT them to have educational benefits and adequate medical treatments (including mental health issues), we're the ones who are traitors for not supporting out troops?
You make the common Republican mistake, you confuse the "mission" with the "troops". The "troops" are people, human beings, flesh and blood. We support THEM. You support the "Mission", but not the troops.
The Iraq "war" was a complete failure. None of the previous list of stated reasons for being there has been met, the puppet government we set up there is operating a farsical version of Democracy, and even THEY want us out. We've provided a strong recruitment tool for new terrorists by our presence there, and even done them the added favor of placing ourselves conveniently in their back yard making their jihad that much easier. Al Quada has reconstituted to pre-9/11 levels as a result of this, per reports from our own government. Now we are stuck policing a civil war in Iraq and are viewed as occupiers not liberators by the people we are supposed to be helping
Tell me a single facet of this occupation that was a success!
-- McCain = Four more years of the same --
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By dtaylo75July 3, 2008 - 9:40am