Watching the Presidential Race for Faith Based Issues
Both camps are making lots of pronouncements about their plans for faith based. I believe it boils down to a single issue– religious hiring rights. If you want to know who will help us keep our religious freedom when serving with public resources, this is the primary issue.
Many other issues have been settled by law or by court decision, but this one remains a great risk for those who accept federal funds. Some funds exempt us from having to hire outside our religious beliefs, others do not– but it is a deal breaker for most of us, if we are forced to hire those with lifestyles that are antithetical to our faith.
You can learn more about this at the center for public justice. www.cpjustice.org. You can also get grant help (including knowing which funds to accept or to reject), but checking out grant services at www.compassionbydesign.org. And even funds that don’t come to you directly from the federal government can carry these risks or protections.