The Freedom From Religion Foundation will argue at a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week that President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative violates the “separation of church and state.” But Jordan Lorence, senior counsel for Alliance Defense Fund, told Family News in Focus he sees an ulterior motive in the lawsuit.
“What they are trying to do is stop all government acknowledgement of religion or funding of religion,” Lorence said. “And what is very detrimental is they are on a search-and-destroy mission of all things religious.”
Lorence said the liberal activist group is harming more than helping.
“They disrupt many social service projects around the country, so real people with real problems are not getting help because of the extreme doctrinaire position of the Freedom From Religion Foundation,” he said.
The foundation, which says it has 8,500 members, is responsible for overturning Good Friday as a state holiday in Wisconsin, and for stopping prayers during the University of Wisconsin’s commencement ceremony.
The White House Faith-Based and Community Initiative seeks regulatory and policy reforms to help faith-based groups serve the poor in their neighborhoods.
