`Faith-based' legislation advances in Georgia. (AU Bulletin).Georgia's legislature is poised to follow President George W. Bush's lead and expand public aid to religious groups to provide social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales . In March, the Georgia House voted to support a bill to allow faith-based charities to apply for funds the state receives through federal grants. The measure passed with minimal opposition and was endorsed by Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11 1948) was the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Barnes was born in Mableton, now a suburb just west of Atlanta. (D). At a rally at the state capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. to show support for the issue, Barnes told an audience of religious and community leaders that funding faith-based groups is wise policy. "We're all people of faith, or should be," Barnes said. State lawmakers are also considering a measure that would allow voters a chance to vote on weakening the state constitution's provisions on church-state separation. Currently, Georgia's state constitution has some of the strongest church-state language in the nation, with a provision explicitly stating, "[N]o money shall ever be taken from the public treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect, cult, or religious denomination For other senses of this word, see denomination. A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. or of any sectarian sec·tar·i·an adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect. 2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan. 3. Narrow-minded; parochial. n. 1. institution." |
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