President Bush has decided that he wants to give government money to faith based groups so they can play an even more active part in in helping with social welfare. Bush intends to let these faith based groups compete for ten billion dollars giving these programs the money that they need to offer better services for drug treatment, domestic violence, homeless shelters soup kitchens, and after school programs. This is a great idea but what about the separation of church and state. These programs are all faith based and they could use the money that they receive to promote or push their religion onto people in need and that is the major problem. In the article "Bush a Charitable Vision" (san Francisco chronicle) the author sees Bushes idea as one that has potential but it goes against the constitution. Another article "Bush Plans To Loosen Charity" (san Francisco chronicle) the author says that he also thinks that the idea is good but he questions the qualifications of th!
             e people that are in these faith based groups.
             In the article "Bush a Charitable Vision" supporters of Bush's ideas say "we will not use the governments money to evangelize and preach" (sf chronicle). The idea is that they will use the money to help social welfare programs that need much assistance. Also this program offers tax breaks for individuals and corporations for making contributions to anti poverty programs chosen by the states. These faith based groups are saying that they will offer other alternatives for those who want to avoid religion. The author points out that faith based groups have been very important in the dealing with social welfare problems. To give them this money could have a dramatic affect on the problems of social welfare. It would offer more money which would provide more resources, which in theory would start to change the way our social welfare is looking. The problem that sta...