update with a joke:
Comedy writer Patrick Gorse: “Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he supports federally funded faith-based initiatives. This is kind of self-serving when you consider that supporting a one-term Senator for president is itself a faith-based initiative.”
RIP separation of church and state -
Obama to Support Expanding Bush’s Faith Programs
Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support their ability to hire and fire based on faith.
So that’s who he was to replace those racist democrats with! Evangelicals! And religion is no longer just a personal guide – but he intends to “do the Lord’s work”
“In time, I came to see faith as being both a personal commitment to Christ and a commitment to my community; that while I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn’t be fulfilling God’s will unless I went out and did the Lord’s work,” he was to say.
Oh, goodie, since he’s doing the Lord’s work, that means God selected him as a nominee, right?
Where’s your “progressive” candidate now , 
ers?
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July 1, 2008 at 9:52 am
The flip flop list - Going further right « Not Your Sweetie
[...] Expanding Bush’s Faith Based Programs Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support their ability to hire and fire based on faith. [...]
July 1, 2008 at 12:09 pm
GRL
Check out my original post on the early June meeting conservative religious leaders and the follow-up profiles of attendees:
So, What’s Obama Going to Give Away to Conservative Religious Leaders and Constitutional Law Profs Who Work with Ken Starr??(Just Say No Deal)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3fq6ld
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/part-1-obamas-conservative-meeting-guests-non-pastors/
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/part-2-obamas-conservative-meeting-guests-the-pastors/
July 1, 2008 at 6:47 pm
edgeoforever
I had read your post when you made the entry – excellent! we are obviously getting the confirmation soon, don’t we?
July 25, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Obama to God:”Make Me an Instrument of Your Will” « Not Your Sweetie
[...] one hand, it confirms the prior signals of W-like religious megalomania that while I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn’t [...]
November 6, 2008 at 9:59 am
Who stayed home Election Day? What was the price? « Not Your Sweetie
[...] at Obama winking and promising them money Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing [...]
November 24, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Promises, promises « Not Your Sweetie
[...] he’d repeal Don’t ask, don’t tell – it seems to be postponed now He promised to expand W’s faith based initiative Click here to add text Click here to add [...]
December 18, 2008 at 5:40 am
Gay leaders finally smell the coffee(from under the bus) « Not Your Sweetie
[...] was a deal worked out since early in the campaign with the promise to expand faith based [...]
December 18, 2008 at 6:56 am
Stray Yellar Dawg
I am so relieved to know that Mr. Obama will be doing his god’s will.
I hope that’s not the same god that Rev. Wright is doing the will of. I mean… talk about chickens coming home to roost! Ouch.
Maybe if it is the god of Saddleback… only the gays will be hurt. And the women.
Instead of the whole lot of us being blown to smithereens.
Oi.Vey. What have we gotten ourselves into?
May 7, 2009 at 6:49 am
Today in Hypocrisy « Not Your Sweetie
[...] Who says freedom of choice is a moral issue and women need to decide “prayerfully”. Who promised them money. So, if you are going to give the church power over women’s bodies and tax payers money, why [...]
April 16, 2010 at 7:40 am
Courts be damned: Obama proclaims Day of Prayer « Not Your Sweetie
[...] his campaign he pledged to extend Bush’s faith based programs, including allowing those federally funded groups to hire and fire based on [...]