For all the controversy that George W. Bush’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives generated over the proper line between church and state, President Obama’s faith-based office has given religious figures a bigger role in influencing White House decisions. Before Obama’s May address to the Muslim world from Cairo, for example, the office organized a conference call with American religious leaders to help shape the speech. Earlier this month, Obama’s office (now called the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships) launched a national tour of town hall meetings on fatherhood that will collect ideas for shaping family policy.
Religious Communities Unite for Interfaith Service Week – Christian Post
Religious communities across the country are uniting in service projects this week to honor one of President Obama’s faith-based initiatives.