private-public partnerships
Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service 4-30-2012
President Obama signs the proclamation marking the National Day of Prayer in 2009. RNS photo courtesy Pete Souza/The White House
A new White House report that offers guidance on public/private partnerships between the government and faith-based groups leaves critical questions unanswered and does not resolve the issue of religious groups' ability to discriminate in hiring and firing, church-state watchdogs said.
The 50-page report, issued Friday (April 28), comes 18 months after President Obama issued an executive order calling for more transparency as faith-based groups work with the government to meet social needs.