Democratic Party on Welfare & Poverty

Harness power of faith-based organizations PLUS govt

We have ended the era of big government; its time to end the era of old government. We need to create a government that is on-line all the time. We must decentralize government. Democrats believe it is time that government found ways to harness the power of faith-based organizations. However, we believe that partnerships with faith-based organizations should augment - not replace - government programs, should respect First Amendment protections, and should never use taxpayer funds to proselytize. Source: Democratic National Platform Aug 15, 2000

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