'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events Pulliam: Hoosiers have faith in programs
Russ Pulliam, Columnist, IndyStar
An unpopular war makes for an unpopular president.
Sadly, the war has overshadowed President Bush's faith-based initiative, or what he's called compassionate conservatism.
Yet the initiative could go down in history as one of his most important, next to the war on terror. He's quietly opened the doors to faith-based groups to compete for government grants in social services. More importantly, he has pushed faith into the public spotlight in a way unthinkable 20 years ago.
The current head of it all is Jay Hein, whose official title is director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Hein came back to Indianapolis last week for a Sagamore Institute luncheon, reviewing his first year working for the president. He hosts Compassion in Action roundtables...
[continued at IndyStar.com]
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