Why Faith-Based "Partnerships" Are A Bad Idea

First it was Obama's outreach, at a Chicago meeting, to Christian religious leaders. Forget for a second that this outreach effort failed to include Catholics, Muslims, Jews, or other religious/spiritual denominations and beliefs.

Then it was reaching out to young evangelicals - the Joshua Generation - followed by roll out of the Matthew 25 Network (PAC) to get evangelicals to donate money to Obama (and support/endorse him).

Today he announced his newest initiative, the Office of Community and Faith-Based Partnerships:

Obama was unveiling his approach to getting religious charities more involved in government anti-poverty programs during a tour and remarks Tuesday at Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville, Ohio. ...