Monday, December 15, 2014

A faith based organization?


It seems as if that Teabagging Asshole Governor of Ohio John Kasich has stepped in a big steaming pile of shit. He signed into law a program to help students and provide a government subsidy for businesses and churches from state education funds. To do so he opened the door for just about anybody with a spiritual bent.
Gov. John Kasich's $10 million plan to bring mentors into Ohio's schools for students now has a surprise religious requirement – one that goes beyond what is spelled out in the legislation authorizing it.

Any school district that wants a piece of that state money must partner with both a church and a business – or a faith-based organization and a non-profit set up by a business to do community service.

No business and no faith-based partner means no state dollars.

"You must include a faith-based partner," United Way of Greater Cleveland President Bill Kitson, told potential applicants at an information session the United Way hosted Thursday here in Cleveland.

Kitson sits on Kasich's advisory panel for the program, called "Community Connectors," which is taking applications for grants now.
Does a faith-based requirement make sense for a public schools program? Tell us below.

Buddy Harris, a senior policy analyst for the Ohio Department of Education, told the gathering of church and non-profit representatives that each application must include a school district (or charter school) plus a business and a place of worship or faith-based organization in its partnership.

Other non-profits can be involved, he said, only if they involve all three of the other groups. Partnerships between just schools, business and a community non-profit won't qualify.

"The faith-based organization is clearly at the heart of the vision of the governor," Harris said after the session.

"We do not forsee any proseletyzing happening between mentors and students," Harris said. "That's not really what we're seeking."

Asked why the governor is mixing religion with a state program - items usually required to be kept separate - Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said: "The governor believes faith-based organizations play an important role in the lives of young people."
Either the ACLU will sue or various out of favor faith based groups like Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Pastafarians and Satanists will rush to apply for this. This could be a major popcorn event.

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