You asked for it, you got it. Here's the latest on how your tax dollars are being used with no regard for the Constitution or civil rights.
The Office of Faith Based Initiatives at Camp 1600 is taking real pleasure in telling you they've spent $31 million in 50 new grants for abstinence-only education programs. Of course, they're giving that money to groups who don't have to follow the civil rights laws that everyone else does.
In Portland, Maine, this is a bit of a problem with the locals -- but the White House doesn't want to hear about it. Apparently Portland had the audacity to pass a domestic partnerships ordinance. The city won't give Catholic Charities federal funds that pass through the city unless the group offers some benefits to same-sex couples -- just like everyone else in the city.
Jim Towey, the head of Camp 1600's inquisi... er... office of faith-based initiatives went straight to Maine to help Catholic Charities fight the city.
"Sometimes you see local governments that bully faith-based organizations and basically tell them that they have to compromise their religious beliefs and tenets if they want to partner with government," Jim Towey said.Of course, Portland City Councillor James Cloutier has a slightly different viewpoint:
"We don't have to be concerned about the fairness with which we treat religious and religiously sponsored organizations," Cloutier said. "That's because we have one rule that applies to everybody: You can't practice discrimination."
