Do you think President George W. Bushs faith-based initiative is a step in the right direction?
BS: Absolutely. And I like President Bushs policy that you should have more of your own money. To say that you dont have the right to the fruit of your labor, that the government should decide everything, is to say that you are a slave. We abolished that theoretically in the 1860s. To say that you should be able to make decisions as to what is best for yourself and your family with regard to what schooling would be best for your children also is good. I think the important thing to remember about faith-based policies is that the government must not begin to regulate religious institutions. The First Amendment not only prohibits the government from establishing religion, but prohibits government interference with the free exercise thereof. To have government try to take away the freedom of religious organizations would prohibit free exercise of religion and violate the Bill of Rights.
