I'm for her effort as well. For too long the notion that gummint started the whole idea of faith-based initiatives, and thus can co-opt social ministry into partisan political clout, has stood unchallenged. Churches and other faith-oriented institutions have carried the load of delivering back-breaking service to people who need services, with no tax money, from conributions raised for those causes. I say let the gummint keep its money-- AND its unwelcome influence.

And another thing, while I'm at it. Abolishing tax-exempt status for churches? (Local TV was ranting about this earlier in the week.) Churches are simply places where people congregate, who are already paying taxes. They are not a business failing to pay their share of taxes for services. They are a place where people who pay for those services would like to be able to receive them. Churches (through taxpaying members' contributions) pay for utilities, water, and trash hauling-- commercial rate.

~Susan