Today's Wall Street Journal adds to the current round of criticism over President Obama's faith-based office, suggesting the make-up and direction of the Faith-Based Advisory Council to be politically driven. President Barack Obama's willingness to keep...
For the first anniversary of President Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Joshua Dubois heralded the program's shift "from funding to programmatic impact" compared to the Bush administration's emphasis. A group of...
In a letter today to leaders of the Oregon legislature, the Baptist Joint Committee and other religious liberty advocates called on the state to repeal its outdated law forbidding teachers from wearing religious clothing. Oregon has missed several opportunities...
Despite urging from government watchdog CREW to skip the event, the NYTimes reports that President Obama as well as some cabinet officials plan to attend the Family's "National Prayer Breakfast" this morning. The objections are focused on the sponsor of...
You know what's an easy thing to do in the political world? Promise to allow Bible-related classes in public schools. Harder to do in the real world of education and local government? Actually crafting and implementing an acceptable curriculum that teaches about...
Critics are charging President Obama's Faith Advisory Council as being more about politics than about reality. The Washington Post reports: …as the council prepares to end its first term and issue its report, some faith leaders across the ideological...
