FEMA Plans to Reimburse Faith Groups for Aid
As Civil Libertarians Object, Religious Organizations Weigh Whether to Apply

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601799.html

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Reform Jewish Leader Seeks Clarification from FEMA Regarding News Report of Removal of Katrina’s Victims' Bodies Being Delayed for “Blessing”

http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1264&pge_prg_id=4368

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"The report notes that an unnamed FEMA spokesperson, when questioned about the First Amendment issues raised by FEMA’s decision, stated “A prayer is not necessarily religious. Everybody prays.""

I guess I just have 1 question. How utterly fucking stupid are these people at FEMA?

Thankfully the churuch groups recognize that they were giving charity and not a government hand out.

All this religion in the government...found this and tend to agree with the overall theme as to how I feel about government and religion being mixed...its a dangerous combination. They keep trying to force religion on people then turn up all the hate and fear on gays, or the unreligious people being bad people and the axis of evil for justification to kill a bunch of innocent people. This whole thing is getting insane and is exactly why the founders wanted separation:

"O Ye Of Little Faith
Move over, out of the way, the train is coming through lest ye be in its path. Faith based this and that and thus and for and to and fro. Mass revolutions of forced debauchery, trickery and black-death tactics for the purpose of forced self-service to those who wear the cross and bear the mark and preach salvation with a forked tongue and a gruesome bloody claw protruding from their black hearts so they may serve over the spiritually weak through fear. Tell me what I owe and how much to repent so I may take church dues from my taxes and serve the US Lord and God as one. For all throughout your history you will never find a more ruthless domination and propaganda than that of blind faith and manipulated trust by a government wielding the threat of religious wrath over the people of a loving God."