The White House Office Of Faith-Based And Community Initiatives – On Hold

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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The White House announced on March 12, 2001 that it is delaying President George W. Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, while it works to calm the ruffled feathers of its opposition. The new office was established to allow religious or "faith-based" groups to obtain federal tax dollars for life and social services. The office has come under some heavy fire by those who argue for separation of church and state.

Washington Post reported that . . .