smirk makes new executive order for Homeland Security

[donsu]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060307-5.html

Executive Order: Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives


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Sec. 2. Purpose of Center. The purpose of the Center shall be to coordinate agency efforts to eliminate regulatory, contracting, and other programmatic obstacles to the participation of faith-based and other community organizations in the provision of social and community services.

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Homeland Security???

do they mean some god is now part of Homeland Security to keep us safe? like a gargoyle on the roof?

[MadMaddie]

1. Seperation of Church and State dissolving before your very eyes...

I am waiting for the official religion to be stated by the * cabal any day now...

[monktonman]

2. got something against gargoyles??

[donsu]

4. no, I'm quite fond of them. I've done a painting called Homeland

Security and it shows lots of gargoyles and dragons. It was painted on a large mirror and hangs by the front door.

it can be disconcerting to realize you are seeing yourself in the background.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Sounds neat, can you scan & post it?

There are several threads on this topic already, some made it to Greatest page. So don't think it's being ignored.

[donsu]

6. no, don't have scanner, camera or anything

but if you are ever in Key West you can come by and see it

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Thanks for the thought, but not likely to happen soon! nt

[liberal N proud]

3. Whose faith?

I am sure they are not going to let a muslim faith participate in this program.
I hope some muslim group tries, then we can all say who is racial profiling now?

Check out his government site



The Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/

[donkeyotay]

8. Dear God, please bring back the separation between church and state

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In welfare and social policy, the Federal Government will play a new role as supporter, enabler, catalyst and collaborator with faith-based and community organizations. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has been established to make Federal programs more friendly to faith-based and community solutions and to make federal funding more accessible.

By Executive Order, effective immediately, each of the following Cabinet agencies will create its own Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to work in tandem with the White House OFBCI, to make federal grants available to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives nationwide.

Cabinet Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives:
Department of Health and Human Services;
Department of Housing and Urban Development;
Department of Labor;
Department of Justice; and
Department of Education.

http://www.faithbasedcommunityinitiatives.org/

Jim Towey is the director of faith.