Americans United Applauds 'Faith Czar' Towey's Departure From White House
The web site for Americans United for Separation of Church and State says ...Americans United for Separation of Church and State today applauded the departure of White House "Faith Czar" James Towey and urged President George W. Bush to close the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives."Jim Towey has waged an unrelenting war against church-state separation," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. "He played a key role in using the 'faith-based' initiative for improper partisan purposes, and he did little or nothing to see that Americans get the social-service help they need from their government. That’s a sad legacy to leave.
"Towey was the Bush administration’s point man in trying to roll back civil rights laws barring religious discrimination in hiring in government-funded programs," Lynn continued. "I am pleased that he failed to push that terrible idea through Congress." ...
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