Charitable Choice/FBCI in the News

Charitable Choice & Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the News

Select articles and news stories about Charitable Choice and Faith-Based & Community Initiatives. See also /charitablechoice/commentary for others.

  • CARE-less. The Washington Times, 3/25/04.
  • Beliefs;
    Religious organizations have long had a role in providing social services to the needy. Does a new California law threaten it?    . The New York Times, 3/13/04.

  • Faith groups, state join to aid the poor. The Tulsa World (Oklahoma), 1/31/04.
  • Groups Seek To Monitor Faith-Based Initiatives: List Compiled To Track Grants. Forward, 1/30/04
  • Woman Feels Guided by a Higher Power: She leads Taft's faith-based initiative. The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), 1/20/04.
  • President Speaks with Faith-Based and Community Leaders--Remarks by the President to Faith-Based and Community Leaders; Union Bethel AME Church, New Orleans, Louisiana. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040115-7.html. 1/15/04.
  • Bush Presses Funding for Faith Groups. The Boston Globe, 11/30/03.
  • Leap of Faith; No one knows how good faith-based organizations are at delivering social services, but the Bush administration is pushing agencies to grant them more money anyway. National Journal, Government Executive, June 2003. http://www.govexec.com/features/0603/0603s5.htm
  • Faith, Hope, and Government: A Former Bush Adviser Explains Why the Consensus Favoring Federal Support for Faith-Based Social Services Collapsed--and Why it Must be Revived. by John J. DiIulio (John J. DiIulio Jr. served as director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in 2001. He was pro bono principal content adviser to the PBS documentary "God and the Inner City.") The Boston Globe, 6/22/03.
  • Battle over faith-based initiative rages. Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 5/3/03.
  • Leader Defends Role Of Faith-Based Office. Tampa Tribune (Florida), 4/9/03.
  • Surrendered armies of compassion. The Washington Times, 4/8/03.
  • Charities bill will move to Senate floor; 
    Santorum's measure a modest version of Bush initiative.     The Washington Times, 4/7/03.
  • Faith-based help for parolees upheld;
    Plaintiff promises to keep fighting use of government funds.     Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Wisconsin), 4/3/03.
  • Senate to Act on Faith-Based Measure; Republicans Seek Other Vehicles for Sidelined Bush Proposals. The Washington Post, 4/3/03.
  • Senators Set Deal on Religion-Based Initiative. The New York Times, 3/29/03.
  • Keeping the faith to help the needy;
    Faith-based agencies urged to obtain funding for assistance efforts through state program.     The Indianapolis Star, 3/22/03.
  • Faith-based initiative gains traction on road; 
    Its ability to solve social ills needs more research, activists say.     The Washington Times, 3/16/03.
  • Mentoring Program Enjoys Great Success. Tampa Tribune (Florida), 3/8/03.
  • Pawlenty salutes faith-based initiatives. Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/7/03. http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/3739632.html
  • Renewed Push for 'Faith Based' Law Faces Hostile Democrats, Tight Calendar. Congressional Quarterly Weekly
    2/28/03.
  • Choice and charity. The Washington Times, 2/24/03.
  • Republicans Divided on Faith-Based Bill. Roll Call,
    2/5/03.
  • Have some faith religious can help poor. The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), 3/5/03
  • Senators to take up faith-based plan;  Bill reintroduced without 'charitable choice' provision." The Washington Times,
    2/3/03.
  • "Mayberry Machiavellis" or Not... . National Review Online, 12/4/02.
  • The future of compassion: President Bush's social program hasn't yet gotten a chance. Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/4/02.
  • Faith-Based Offices an End Run Around Languishing Legislation. Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 11/7/02.
  • Towey says faith-based bill being 'held hostage' by Reed . The Washington Times, 10/24/02.
  • Democrats may fear loss of party faithful. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 10/16/02
  • Watts to support narrower faith bill; 
    Hopes support for Senate version will help expedite law    . The Washington Times, 10/14/02.
  • A Right to Bias Is Put to the Test. The New York Times, 10/11/02.
  • HHS issues $30 million to faith-based providers; 
    27 win grants; Thompson says recipients will be audited    , The Washington Times, 10/4/02.
  • Bishop trains pastors to win grants; 
    Preaches businesslike approach.     The Washington Times,
    9/30/02.
  • Hopewell church expands to help jobless. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 9/30/02
  • Charity's angels at work: Durham's churches, faith organizations lead outreach to our most troubled citizens. The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.), 9/28/02.
  • Some target bias in faith initiative bill, Boston Globe, 9/25/02
  • White House Expects Senate to OK Faith-Based Law, Cox News Service, 9/9/02.
  • New Study Points To Success of Faith-Based Initiatives, CNSNews.com, 9/5/02.
  • Cabinet goes ahead with faith initiative, AP, The Washington Times, 9/4/02.
  • Reaching beyond spiritual needs; A new book features area churches with holistic ministries, which mix evangelism and social action. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/25/02.
  • Public Dollars and Public Values, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/9/02.
  • Court cases test funding for faith-based service groups; 
    Wisconsin, Georgia suits hit government money, hiring practices    , The Washington Times, 8/4/02.
  • Faith-Based Groups Benefit From New Federal Grants, The Washington Post, 8/3/02.
  • Funds to Faith Works ruled constitutional; Judge says people on probation, parole choose to take part. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/29/02.
  • Judge Orders Changes In Abstinence Program; La. Groups Found to Be Promoting Religion , Washington Post, 7/26/02.
  • The uneasy mix of faith and public money;
    Ohio a leader among states turning to religious charity.    The Plain Dealer, 7/24/02.
  • Religious Groups Prodded on Grants, The Boston Globe, 7/21/02.
  • Bush Calls on Senate to Pass Faith - Based Initiative, Reuters, 7/2/02.
  • U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards First Federal Grants Available to Faith-Based and Grassroots Organizations: New Approach Helps Displaced American Workers Find Good Jobs. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 7/1/02
  • Indiana leads in faith-based initiatives. South Bend Tribune, 6/27/02.
  • The New Civil Rights Struggle: It's time for faith-based charities to take to the courts. by John J. DiIulio Jr. Wall Street Journal, Opinion Journal Extra, 6/23/02.
  • Religion and tax dollars in the mix;
    Faith-based groups have ready access to funds, study finds.     The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/16/02
  • HHS Announces Availability of Funds to Assist Faith-Based and Community Organizations. Press Release: U.S. Dept. HHS, 6/5/02. Learn more at the HHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
  • New federal agency's director hears faith-based groups' fears on funding. The Miami Herald, 5/30/02.
  • The Classic Coalition for CARE. UPI, 5/27/02.
  • Faith-based plan lives, says director. UPI, 5/23/02.
  • Black leadership urged on families; Faith, resilience seen as answer to ills. The Washington Times, 5/22/02.
  • Faith program challenged over use of taxpayer funds. The Houston Chronicle, 5/21/02
  • White House Letter; Talk of Religion Provokes Amens as Well as Anxiety. The New York Times, 4/22/02
  • Federal, State Agencies Quietly Foster Faith-Based Initiatives. Newhouse News Service, 3/6/02. WASHINGTON -- Even as President Bush's faith-based bill languishes in Congress, the effort to partner religious groups with government has quietly made progress where it may matter more -- in federal, state and local government agencies.
  • White House Missteps Stalled Bill to Help Religious Groups, Report Says. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 3/7/02. Article on the report "Can an Office Change a Country? The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, a Year in Review" by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
  • Leaders of National Faith-Based Social Service Organizations Back Faith-Based Legislation Up for Senate Consideration . Reuters, 2/27/02.
  • Pew Invests $6.3 Million To Establish The Roundatable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy. Press Release from The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2/21/02.
  • "US Churches surprised by state cash". Church Times News (UK), 2/15/02.
  • Church Gets Grant Lost by Jones; the Welfare Reform Liaison Project is an Outreach of Mount Zion Baptist Church on Alamance Church Road. News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
    2/14/02. A local award-winning program recently named one of the nation's best in community-building by the Department of Housing and Urban Development will take over a $600,000 anti-poverty grant formerly held by Guilford County Community Action. Community Action, an agency headed by former City Councilman Earl Jones, lost the grant over claims of financial irregularity. The Welfare Reform Liaison Project, a program which helps poor people become self-sufficient, has an 80 percent success rate and a long waiting list for its classes.
  • New point man for charities: Politics-savvy Towey picked by Bush to lead faith-based initiatives, Cox News Service, 2/9/02.
  • Bush Blesses Charity Plan, The LA Times, 2/8/02.
  • Bush Endorses Compromise In Senate on Aid to Charities. The Washington Post, 2/8/02.
  • Charity Bill Compromise Is Reached.
    The Washington Post, 2/6/02.
  • President Names New Faith-Based & Community Initiatives Director. The White House, 2/1/02.
  • New Director for Faith-Based Office: Bush Taps Jim Towey, a Veteran of the Hill and Mother Teresa's Ministry. The Washington Post, 2/1/02.
  • Towey to be named head of faith-based office. Cox News Service, 2/1/02.
  • Career program based in faith, working in the world;
    Project CARE gets state funds, so it does not
    preach. Still, it reaches out to offer job training.     The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/27/02
  • The 'faith-based' effort, one year later The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/27/02
  • Detroit Establishes Faith Ombudsman Office. In one of his first actions since assuming office, newly elected Detroit
    Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has established the Office of Faith-based and Community Non-Profit Initiatives, an office to house a government liaison for faith-based and community non-profit organizations. The mayor appointed Wanda Bostic as director of the office. 1/24/02.
  • Faith-based group has funds halted; 
    Judge says program imposed religion    , The Washington Times, 1/21/02.
  • Warning to states on funding faith-based charities, The Christian Science Monitor, 1/17/02.
  • Group Finds Common Ground and Hurdles on Religion-Based Plan, The New York Times, 1/16/02.
  • Group: US Needs to Support Religion, AP, 1/15/02.
  • Faith ruling gives both sides hope; this won't end funding for religious charities, some say. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/10/02. http://www.jsonline.com/lifestyle/religion/jan02/11400.asp
  • HUD: Symbols Shouldn't be Banned. AP Newswire, 12/20/01. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011220/pl/hud_religious_displays_1.html. Religious symbols or displays used to celebrate all kinds of faith-based events should not be banned in common areas of public housing developments. So wrote Mel Martinez, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to local public housing authorities across the country. He urged them not to prohibit religious displays and to make sure to give equal opportunity to people of all different faiths.
  • White House Pushing 'Faith-Based' Plan. AP Online, 12/6/01.
  • Faith Bill Advances Amid Religious Mood; Administration Yields on Expanding Grants. The Boston Globe, 11/18/01.
  • HHS mobilizes faith-based groups for response to terrorism. GovExec.com, 11/16/01.
  • Bush plan would revise bill to aid charities. The New York Times, 11/8/01.
  • A hand to 'healers': The governor should encourage state agency heads to begin complying with federal law ending discrimination against faith-based groups seeking funding.
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    , 10/22/01.
  • Bush Turns to Domestic Agenda; Education Package, 'Faith-Based Initiative' to Be Pushed, The Washington Post, 9/25/01.
  • Keep the Faith, Baby, Blueprint Magazine, New Democrats Online, Democratic Leadership Council, 9/10/01.
  • Faith No More? The President's Signature Initiative Enters the Maw of the U.S. Senate. The Weekly Standard, 9/10/01.
  • Faith-Based Fallout: White House shifts focus of program promoting government grants for religious charities. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 9/6/01.
  • Law cut welfare rolls to 2 million , The Washington Times, 9/6/01.
  • Opinion Roundup: Where Does the Faith-Based Initiative Stand? Observers look to Bush support, discussion, and the hiring exemption as keys to Charitable Choice legislation. Christianity Today, 9/4/01
  • Welfare review to focus on marriage, The Washington Times, 9/4/01.
  • Instant opposition: With an assist from commentators, Democrats have mastered the Pavlovian art of predicting doom after each presidential proposal.
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    , 9/4/01.
  • Faith-based top man responds to editorial, The Washington Times, 8/30/01.
  • The Politics of Faith, The Washington Times, 8/26/01.
  • Iowa found lagging in church-based services; Experts say the state fails to meet guidelines for using religious groups to
    provide social services    , The Des Moines Register, 8/26/01.
  • Bureaucrats nix good-faith effort, Chicago Sun-Times,
    8/22/01.
  • Test of Lieberman's Faith, Los Angeles Times,
    8/22/01.
  • DiIulio's Loss Poses Test for Bush Initiative, The Boston Globe, 8/21/01.
  • Worthy of faith; An initiative to provide federal funding for religious groups seeking to address social ills ought to have better support,
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    , 8/20/01.
  • Charitable Passions; P.F. Chang's Creator Turning to Faith-Based Organizations, The Arizona Republic, 8/19/01.
  • Radio Address of the President to the Nation: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, The White House, 8/18/01.
  • DiIulio, architect of faith-based drive, to resign; Had vowed to stay only 6 months, The Washington Times, 8/18/01.
  • Bush Losing Key Aide: Cabinet-level head of faith office to quit,
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    , 8/17/01.
  • Report: Grants Biased vs. Religious, AP Online, 8/16/01.
  • Rethinking 'charitable choice', The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 8/9/01.
  • Equal treatment for church-run programs, The Indianapolis Star, 8/7/01.
  • House OKs Charity Voucher Bill, AP, 8/3/01.
  • Faith-based role is seen for gay churches, The Washington Times, 8/2/01.
  • Salvation Army has been misunderstood, an open letter by Maj. Richard D. Brittle, area commander of the Salvation Army in Tarrant County, TX. The Dallas Morning News, 8/2/01.
  • Taft Visits Dayton to Sign Social Services Bill;
    Panel to find ways to let faith-based groups help    , Dayton Daily News, 8/2/01.

  • Ministries cite state rules as biggest barrier to funding, The Washington Times, 7/31/01.
  • Many States Ceding Regulations to Church Groups, The New York Times, 7/27/01.
  • Democrats warm to Bush faith plan: Charitable choice far from defeated,
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    , 7/27/01.
  • In Contrast to Bush, Canada Cuts Funds for Faith-Based Groups, The New York Times, 7/24/01.
  • No Salvation for the White House: Congressional progress but a PR setback for Bush's faith-based intiative, The Weekly Standard, 7/23/01.
  • Are Democrats Putting Politics Over the Needy? The Wall Street Journal, 7/23/01.
  • States Steer Religious Charities Toward Aid, The New York Times, 7/21/01.
  • Faith-Based Initiative Wins House Approval,
    The Washington Post, 7/20/01.
  • House Passes Faith-Based Charity Plan, Los Angeles Times, 7/20/01.
  • House Backs Aid to Church Groups for Charity Work, New York Times, 7/20/01.
  • House Passes Religious Charities Bill, New York Times, 7/19/01.
  • Religious charities legislation appears back on track, USA Today, 7/19/01.
  • Feds Back Off Religion Exemption, AP, 7/10/01.
  • Faith, Public Dollars and Charity; Religion and Government Aid Intertwine in Some Programs, The New York Times, 7/5/01. http://www.nytimes.com
  • Primers, Web sites offer information on faith-based funding, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/4/01. http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/home/
  • Journal: Stop Sabotage Efforts, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 7/2/01.
    http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/monday/opinion_b304f197d12c8148001a.html
  • Faith-Based Facts, National Review, 7/2/01. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-katz070201.shtml
  • Church shows how to balance federal constraints, religious mission, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/28/01. http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/home/
  • Changes Open Door for Bill on Charities of Churches, The New York Times, 6/28/01. http://www.nytimes.com
  • Few recruits for the 'armies of compassion, 'The Christian Science Monitor, 6/27/01. http://www.csmonitor.com
  • Deal reached on religious charities: Bush, GOP agree to safeguard church-state separation, AP, 6/26/01. http://www.msnbc.com/news/592969.asp
  • Bush Aims to Get Faith Initiative Back on Track, The Washington Post, 6/25/01.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40943-2001Jun24.html
  • Bush Pushes Scaled-Back Faith Bill, AP, 6/20/01.
  • GOP Enlists Wofford to Aid Faith-Based Bill; 
    Democrat to Lobby Former Senate Cohorts    , The Washington Times, 6/19/01. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010619-7634952.htm.
  • White House Wooing Democrats to Back Faith-Based Initiatives Bill, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/19/01. http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/tuesday/news_b3e2ae9634334131001d.html
  • Supreme Court's Rulings Weaken Church-State Wall, The Boston Globe, 6/17/01. http://www.boston.com/globe
  • Salvation Army, Catholic Bishops Back Bush Charity Plan, The Boston Globe, 6/15/01. Congressional supporters of President Bush's faith-based initiative yesterday welcomed endorsements from the Salvation Army and the US Roman Catholic bishops as a sign that the proposal to expand partnerships between government and religious charities is gaining momentum.
  • Revisiting Mt. Carmel Through Charitable Choice, Christianity Today, 6/11/01. Ronald J. Sider thinks Secularists and Christians should enter a "contest" to see which social philosophy produces better social results.
  • Bills Promote State-Church Partnerships, AP, 6/7/01.
    The Columbus Dispatch (OH): The state Senate and House yesterday passed legislation to encourage religious organizations to compete for government contracts and offer social services. http://www.dispatch.com/news/news01/june01/725509.html
  • Senate Democrats assail faith-based bill The Washington Times, 6/7/01.
    http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010607-76554441.htm
  • Two New Groups Founded To Extend President Bush's Vision Of Faith-Based And Community Enterprise, U.S. Newswire, 6/6/01.
    http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0606-116.html
  • Bush Presses Faith-Based Initiative, The Washington Post, 6/5/01.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23606-2001Jun5.html
  • Churches and Public Funds: Risks or Rewards?
    Prism (Evangelicals for Social Action), May/June, 2001.

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  • Hope from President Bush?
    Prism (Evangelicals for Social Action), May/June, 2001.

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  • The Safety Net: People, Not Greenbacks
    Prism (Evangelicals for Social Action), May/June, 2001.

    • http://www.esa-online.org/

  • A Slander Against Our Sacred Institutions
    Washington Post, 5/28/01. Editorial by Nathan Diament
  • Group slams AIDS program for its faith-based limitations, The Washington Times, 5/18/01.
  • A Faith-Based Rorshach Test
    Washington Post, 3/20/01. Editorial by Nathan Diament
  • Religious Charities Welcome Bush's Plan, The Columbus Dispatch, 2/16/01.