-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [IP] more on DHS to have a Faith-Based Center ?!? Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:26:48 -0800 From: Henrik Brameus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave, Once again a common misconception creeps to the surface. The red cross was started by a Swiss national who just inverted the Swiss flag (white cross on red background). It has never been faith-based. To relate to the original thread, wouldn't it be better to create the DHS department to deal with volontary releif services, rather than just focusing on faith-based ones. Or is it that faith-based ones need much more help to be efficient? Henrik On 09/03/06, David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -------- 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/ > ------------------------------------- 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/
