Timely advice for faith-based organizations? Source: N. Kinney

Our president has a lot on his plate right now, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a battered economy and health care in need of reform.  Putting his own stamp on efforts to better utilize religious organizations as social problem-solvers is probably not at the top of his “to do” list.  However, for those like myself who have watched the policy developments concerning faith-based initiatives over the past decade or so, a bit of speculation seems warranted about what might happen under the Obama Administration.

Earlier this year, President Obama announced the formation of a new executive-level office that would guide his administration’s efforts to increase the participation of religious groups in addressing social problems.  Some had predicted that the new president might dismantle altogether George W. Bush’s White House Office of Community and Faith-based Initiatives.  However, the administration made some noticeable waves…