Documentation of any results achieved by the president's faith-based initiative, like the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, is missing in action. Other than using his bully pulpit to praise his "armies of compassion," and repeat suspect anecdotes, the president has yet to show that the taxpayers' money is well spent. Ordinarily government agencies that have handed out millions of dollars would have to report to Congress and the public about what we've gotten for the money.
Unverifiable and unfalsifiable assertions about the role of religion in social services are the foundation of the president's faith-based initiatives. If minority faiths ever got some of this money and should scientific studies ever be conducted that yield evidence that Scientologists, Buddhists, Christian Scientists, or Wiccans can provide treatment programs with results that are similar to or better than those devised by Christians, the foundations for the majoritarian faith might be shaken.
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