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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-07-07 01:14 AM
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9. 'the "right-to-discriminate" provision' - Allow Providers of Job Training to Discriminate
Edited on Mon May-07-07 01:52 AM by Breeze54
Federal Funding of Faith-Based Services

http://usliberals.about.com/od/faithinpubliclife/a/Funds_Faith2.htm

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What changed was the President Bush's first Executive Order of his presidency authorizing establishment
of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, followed by H.R. 1261.
"Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003 - Job Training Reauthorization/Bill to Provide
Federal Assistance of Job Training Programs and Allow Providers of Job Training to Discriminate
by Using an Individual's Religion as a Factor in Hiring Decisions."


It's commonly referred to as the "right-to-discriminate" provision because it allows a faith-based
service provider to follow its own dictates and not federal guidelines, in its hiring practices for
federally-funded programs. It allows churches to adhere solely to their interpretation of God's will
in their program's hiring decisions, and not federal regulations.

$1 billion of taxpayers' funds were gifted in 2003 to social services providers who may freely
discriminate in their hiring practices when using those funds.


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