The Round Table Newsletter

E-Newsletter for December 2, 2008
In this issue:
Today! Roundtable Experts Assess Legal Outlook for Faith-Based Initiatives
Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community Organization Eligibility
Digest of Current Faith-Based News Stories
An update from the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, an independent research project
of the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The public policy research arm of the State University of New York.




Today! Roundtable Experts Assess Legal Outlook for Faith-Based Initiatives

Due in part to the policies set and the rule changes advanced by the Bush Administration, President-elect
Barack Obama will confront a new legal landscape in which to forward his proposed Council on Faith-Based
and Neighborhood Partnerships. At a Roundtable event today, Professors Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle,
constitutional law experts who have closely watched the federal Faith-Based and Community Initiative, will
offer their insights about the changes that have been wrought over the last eight years and the key questions
that remain going forward. They will also look at significant legal developments of 2008, including those
affecting taxpayers' rights to sue over church-state violations, faith-based prison programs, and public support
for structures where religious activities take place. The event accompanies the release of their final "State of
the Law" report, a publication that has become a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the legal
environment in which the Faith-Based and Community Initiative has progressed.

Professors Lupu and Tuttle will present their findings at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW,
Washington, D.C. at 9 a.m. on December 2. Attendance is free.

Click here for a news release about the report.

Click here for the report.


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Weekly Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community
Organization Eligibility

The grant opportunities this week for community and faith-based organizations are through programs
administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Potential applicants should be aware that some grant programs require specific technical expertise, or
experience in particular foreign countries.

Click here for the grants digest.



Roundtable Digest of Current Faith-Based News Stories
Faith Leaders Urge Global Solidarity Against HIV
Christian Post

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9172


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For Faith-Based Group, Charity Begins At Home
theday.com (Connecticut)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9173


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Program Answers Call Of Needy; First Call Brings Donors Together With Requesters
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9174


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N.O. Home Loan Program Slowly Builds; Mortgages Can Be Forgiven For Some
Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9175


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Clergy Brace For Downturn in Giving
The Boston Globe

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9176


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Global Economy Needs Radical Change, WCC Declares
The Christian Post

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9177


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Through Community Support And Resources, Program Helps People Get Back On Their Feet
The Beaufort Gazette (South Carolina)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9178


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A Greater Need--Sour Economy Strains Agencies Helping Poor, Homeless
Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9179


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Clinic Gives Patients Something to Smile About
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9180


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House Of Hope--Bridge Restoration Ministry In Pacific Grove Mends Lives Ruined By Drugs
Monterey County Herald (California)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9181


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Program Helps Turn Many Lives Around; Gathering To Display Its Mission, Successes
Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9182


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Coming Together In a Crisis;
Faith-Based Coalition Is Pushing For a Treasury Policy That Prevents More Foreclosures
The Washington Post

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9183


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106-Year Mission Could End; Agency Running Low On Money
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9184


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Charities Can't Keep Up With Spreading Poverty
Los Angeles Times

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9185


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Ministries Try To Feed, Help Growing Multitude
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9186


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Thankful For Getting 'Back To Whole'
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9187


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Praying For a Financial Miracle; Economic Woes Test Faith of North Jerseyans
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9188


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Rockingham County Residents Get Into The Spirit Of The Season By Volunteering
The Reidsville Review (North Carolina)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9189


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Grateful For A Special Meal
Tucson Citizen (Arizona)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9190


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A Full Table Among Scarcity
York Daily Record (Pennsylvania)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9191


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Faith-Based Program Leads Former Drug Abuser on Better Path
dailycomet.com (Louisiana)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9192


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Faith-Based Push Adoption Effort Gets Phenomenal Results
The Denver Post

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9193


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World Hunger & US AID
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9194


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Sharing With Those in Need
Tampa Tribune (Florida)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9195


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Against Riptide of Homelessness, Aid Groups Offer Buoys of Hope
The Philadelphia Daily News

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9196


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Churches Urge Politicians to Act in Postville
Quad-city Times (Davenport, Iowa)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9197


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Making Dinner for 20,000
Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9198


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Funds Will Target Foreclosed Prince William Homes
The Associated Press State & Local Wire

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9199


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Outreach Renews a Call to Stem Violence
The Boston Globe

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9200


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Despite Downturn, Rescue Mission Flush With New Bathroom Facilities
The Bakersfield Californian

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9201


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Boys Taken Off Ranch; Ministry to Protest Beating, Torture Allegations Probed
Birmingham News (Alabama)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9202


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Ike Aftermath; Feeling Forgotten
The Houston Chronicle

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9203


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Food Banks Can't Meet Growing Demand
USA TODAY

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9204


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With the Season, Need Greater Than Ever
The Charlotte Sun (North Carolina)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9205


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Manna Seeks Permits for Family Shelter
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9206


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Faith-Based Community Takes Step Forward
gazette.com (Colorado Springs)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=9207


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Weekly Opinion Roundup - 12/2/2008
The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/news_opinion_12_2_08.cfm




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