ZANESVILLE, Ohio: With an eye toward courting evangelical voters, Senator Barack Obama arrived here on Tuesday to present a plan to expand on President George W. Bush's program of investing federal money into religious-based initiatives that are intended to fight poverty and perform community aid work. "The fact is, the challenges we face today -- from saving our planet to ending poverty -- are simply too big for government to solve alone," Obama is expected to say, according to a prepared text of his remarks. "We need all hands on deck." On the second day of a weeklong tour intended to highlight his values, Obama traveled to the battleground state of Ohio on Tuesday to present his proposal to get religious charities more involved in government programs. He is scheduled to give an afternoon speech here outside of the Eastside Community Ministry, a program providing food, clothes and youth ministry. "Now, I know there are some who bristle at the notion that faith has a place in the public square," Obama intends to say. "But the fact is, leaders in both parties have recognized the value of a partnership between the White House and faith-based groups."
ZANESVILLE, Ohio: With an eye toward courting evangelical voters, Senator Barack Obama arrived here on Tuesday to present a plan to expand on President George W. Bush's program of investing federal money into religious-based initiatives that are intended to fight poverty and perform community aid work.
"The fact is, the challenges we face today -- from saving our planet to ending poverty -- are simply too big for government to solve alone," Obama is expected to say, according to a prepared text of his remarks. "We need all hands on deck."
On the second day of a weeklong tour intended to highlight his values, Obama traveled to the battleground state of Ohio on Tuesday to present his proposal to get religious charities more involved in government programs. He is scheduled to give an afternoon speech here outside of the Eastside Community Ministry, a program providing food, clothes and youth ministry.
"Now, I know there are some who bristle at the notion that faith has a place in the public square," Obama intends to say. "But the fact is, leaders in both parties have recognized the value of a partnership between the White House and faith-based groups."
a program providing food, clothes and youth ministry.
Nice. First you get the charity, then you get the sales pitch.
Obama hasn't even waited until the election to turn into Blair.
"Now, I know there are some who bristle at the notion that faith has a place in the public square,"
Probably just the reprobates and dreamers who believe that the separation of church and state might be a good thing.
Daily Kos: To Senator Obama, from a Dirty F*ing Hippie
Dear Senator Obama: I was one of those 'so-called counter-culture' DFH's in the late 60s and early 70s. Let me tell you a little about it from one who was there...
Dear Senator Obama:
I was one of those 'so-called counter-culture' DFH's in the late 60s and early 70s. Let me tell you a little about it from one who was there...
