Religious Groups Receive 1/3 of Federal Drug Recovery Funds
Anne Farris at the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy reports: Under law, government money cannot be paid directly to faith-based organizations for inherently religious activities. But ATR allows clients to spend their government vouchers at their choice of rehabilitation programs, including those infused with religion, because there is no direct payment to the organization. Instead, the payments are considered "indirect" because the client - not the government - selects the recipient from a list of approved providers that also include secular organizations.The Senate Appropriations Committee last year removed funding for the program, but the final HHS appropriations bill included the funding to continue for another 3-year stint. My question is this: if providers are not necessarily required to meet licensing standards to qualify for federal funding, how do they wind up being included on (or excluded from) a state's list of acceptable providers? Hopefully the lists aren't compiled by the same crowd that brought us the list of acceptable religious literature in prisons? How do they ensure that no religious discrimination occurs?
Religious Groups Receive 1/3 of Federal Drug Recovery Funds | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
Religious Groups Receive 1/3 of Federal Drug Recovery Funds | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
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