Church groups use tax money to fund anti-gay programs. What a surprise.
An obscure branch of the federal government responsible for distributing millions (-more than $255 million in 2008, according to the most recent annual report on file -) of tax dollars to religious organizations is drawing criticism for poor oversight over how federal grant money is spent and an overall lack of transparency.
Religious organizations should not be getting tax dollars. Thank you, George Bush.
In South Carolina, the Palmetto Family Council, a local affiliate of the Family Research Council (FRC), was awarded $1.2 million through Healthy Marriage and Abstinence Only grants from 2004 to 2009. According to its blog, the “top priority” for the group in 2006 was South Carolina’s anti-gay marriage amendment.[...]
The Indiana Family Institute, another local FRC affiliate, received $50,000 in direct federal funding. [...]. Also known as Hoosier Family, the Indiana Family Institute is advocating for an anti-gay marriage amendment in 2010.
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The Iowa Family Policy Center (IFPC) received more than $3 million in federal funds to pay for a marriage-mentoring program.
In addition to destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in foreign countries and making us the pariah of the globe, our tax dollars via the federal government are funding anti-gay activity.
Separation of church and state advocates were outraged when President Barack Obama elected to continue the program under the name Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Here's another newsflash: Obama was being hypocritical when he campaigned against George Bush's policies.
He added the "Neighborhood Partnerships" part to W's program. I wonder if any money goes out of it to any neighborhood organization that isn't religious.
The ACF has only three full-time Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) specialists on staff, which creates staggering wait times for fulfillment of information requests.
I don't guess that was the goal.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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