After reading the first paragraph of this article, I found myself wondering what the hell was going on in Washington:

Obama to expand Bush’s faith based programs

CHICAGO (AP) — Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and - in a move sure to cause controversy - support some ability to hire and fire based on faith.

Here’s a bit more clarification:

Obama does not support requiring religious tests for recipients of aid nor using federal money to proselytize, according to a campaign fact sheet. He also only supports letting religious institutions hire and fire based on faith in the non-taxypayer funded portions of their activities, said a senior adviser to the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity to more freely describe the new policy.

Sounds a little better. But I don’t think Obama should be sucking up to the racist bigot, religious crowd.

If heaven is filled with racist bigots, is it really a place you’d want to be?