San Francisco ChroniclePresident Bush has gone "under the radar" and around the Congress to spread his faith-based initiative throughout the federal government, according to a new study released Monday.
The study, compiled by researchers at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, N.Y., is one of the first comprehensive looks at the Bush administration's efforts to redirect government grants to churches and other faith-based groups. ..
For example, grants given to faith-based groups by the Departments of Health and Human Services increased 41 percent in fiscal year 2003.
The report also cites newly revised Department of Labor rules that exempt religious organizations from provisions of the Civil Rights Act that forbid discrimination in employment based on religion.
It also notes changes in federal regulations that now allow churches to use federal funds to renovate buildings that are used for both social services and religious worship. ..
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