Shouldn’t those in need have access to the best social services, whether the organizations that serve them happen to be faith-based or secular?

After 30 years spent in relief and development, this writer can personally attest that the vast majority of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) are committed to breaking poverty . . .  not just serving it.

If FBOs are marginalized from competing for government grants and unable to become recommended providers, it will only hurt people seeking a hand up and escape from the grip of poverty.

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