Research Paper on:
Social Services That Are Faith Based and American Government Funding

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should be allowed to be eligible for government funding. There are strong arguments on both sides. This paper will explain why faith-based social services should not be eligible  for any government assistance and why the author supports that view. RELIGION IN AMERICA While it is true that America was founded on religious principles one cannot deny that  within the two hundred-plus years of our nations history that the world and the people in it have changed dramatically. The Constitution is still an outstanding and valid document  without a doubt; but can decisions made centuries ago remain in place without some semblance of changing with the times? To remain the same is to stagnate. This  is why there is such a controversy today about religion and combining it with the United States Government. In the book Religion in America: Opposing Viewpoints editor William Dudley has  compiled a series of essays that range from the very conservative to the almost outrageous viewpoints of various people and organizations. This excellent book gives very convincing arguments on  both viewpoints as to how enmeshed the government should be allowed to become in faith-based social service programs. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT FUND FAITH-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES "The government should  not fund faith-based social services" (Dudley 2001, 99) is firmly stated in Religion in America : Opposing Viewpoints. There are many reasons for this, and they all add up  to the fact that the government could wind up in more hot water than ever before if it begins allowing funds to go to religious social organizations. An article in  America Press (2001, 5) states that to allow the government to fund religious social programs would "undermine government neutrality toward religion; promote government-funded discrimination; and jeopardize the religious liberty of