May 1, 2003

Report Recommends 38 Ways to Expand the Role of Religious Charities

By Grant Williams

A bipartisan committee has released a report listing 38 recommendations that it says governments, foundations, individual donors, and others could follow to expand and strengthen the role of religious and local organizations in providing social services to needy Americans.

Among other things, the report analyzes controversial issues under debate in Congress, such as whether religious groups that receive government contracts can follow their religious views when hiring; assesses the

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