This is a good reason to stop faith-based government services

The Washington Post reported today that the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has threatened to pull out of running social service programs for the District if the DC Council goes ahead with a same-sex marriage law. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111116943.html

Apparently the District is giving the Catholic Church funds to support service programs it offers. So, now we have the Catholic Church dictating what the citizens of the District should believe and how they should live. This is what happens when the Government allows religion to become part of the Government, as in delivering services that should be provided by the secular government.

Can we be any more stupid than allowing a religious organization to dictate how our government should be run? This may sound innocent on the surface. All they are doing is providing social services funded by the District. However, they get to decide to whom to provide the services and whom gets to work for them. If you don't fit their model for beliefs and profession of faith, you don't get services or work. Is that how our tax dollars should be spent?

What next, soup kitchens only for those who profess a belief in their deity? Jobs only for Catholics?

So, if they oppose GLBT rights, shouldn't they dismiss the priests who have been living "alternative lifestyles". Surely they don't believe there are no gay priests? It's OK to be hypocritical if it's for Jesus? If you "don't ask, don't tell", then is it OK? Seriously, who are they fooling?

That's just the Catholic Church. Don't forget the many Protestant denominations, Islamic sects, Jewish sects, and thousands of other relgions. How does the Government decide which one's tenets should be accepted so as not to offend them in our civil laws and government? It can't be done. That's why we have separation of Church and State!