-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [IP] more on DHS to have a Faith-Based Center ?!? Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:10:45 -0500 From: Richard Wiggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [email protected] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Are folks assuming that this is necessarily bad? The Salvation Army and Catholic Relief Services are faith-based services, and though the Red Cross is essentially secular now, think about the origin of its name. Part of disaster preparedness is, well, preparedness. You set up lines of communication and do disaster response planning with all sorts of relief and social service agencies, whether faith-based or not. The question is whether the purpose of this initiative is indeed preparedness, or instead if it is pandering to religious constituencies. Given the label, and given this Administration, people are right to be suspicious. As a test, will the DHS faith-based program embrace Islamic social service organizations? /rich On 3/9/06, David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [IP] DHS to have a Faith-Based Center ?!? > Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:40:57 -0800 > From: Brock Meeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > > Answer: yes. > > Official press release from DHS, dated March 8, 2006: > > Statement by HOMELAND SECURITY Secretary Michael Chertoff ON THE > CREATION OF A CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES [Emphasis > in the original] > > "President Bush has signed an Executive Order that directs the > Department of Homeland Security to establish a Center for Faith-Based > and Community Initiatives to advance our overall mission and strengthen > the department's preparedness efforts. This Center will be a part of the > Preparedness Directorate and it will help to advance several core > elements of the department's mission, in particular building a culture > of preparedness in every community across America. > > "As directed by the President, the Center will conduct a department-wide > audit to identify barriers to faith-based and other community > organizations' participation in our programs and activities, and propose > ways to remove these barriers and to better integrate the community into > our efforts. As a result, the department will more effectively channel > the unique resources and capabilities of faith-based and other community > organizations in times of crisis, and on an ongoing basis, in preparing > for catastrophes of all types. > > "Faith-based and community organizations played an instrumental role in > response to Hurricane Katrina and they continue to be an essential > partner in helping victims in the Gulf States region rebuild their lives > and communities. I commend their service and look forward to building > upon several long-standing relationships, as well as forging new ones, > through the department's new Center for Faith-Based and Community > Initiatives. " > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Farber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IP] DHS to have a Faith-Based Center ?!? > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: DHS to have a Faith-Based Center ?!? > Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:53:32 -0500 > From: Richard Forno <[email protected]> > To: Infowarrior List <[email protected]> > CC: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Executive Order 13397--Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland > Security With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives > > http://cryptome.org/eo13397.htm > > > Section 1. Establishment of a Center for Faith-Based > > and Community Initiatives at the Department of > Homeland > > Security. > > > > (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) > > shall establish within the Department of Homeland > > Security (Department) a Center for Faith-Based and > > Community Initiatives (Center). > > (b) The Center shall be supervised by a Director > > appointed by Secretary. The Secretary shall consult > > with the Director of the White House Office of Faith- > > Based and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director) > > prior to making such appointment. > > (c) The Department shall provide the Center with > > appropriate staff, administrative support, and other > > resources to meet its responsibilities under this > > order. > > (d) The Center shall begin operations no later > than > > 45 days from the date of this order. > > > Section 3 (not shown above) is traditional bureaucratic doublespeak -- > it > creates and staffs an office....but then charges it with finding ways to > reduce bureaucracy, rules, redtape, and streamline operations. > > http://cryptome.org/eo13397.htm > > > > ------------------------------------- > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To manage your subscription, go to > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip > > Archives at: > http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ > > ------------------------------------- > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To manage your subscription, go to > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip > > Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ > ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
