The libertarian Cato Institute pans the idea. They worry about government's corrosive effect on religion.
Dangers always arise when church and state collaborate.
But it is hard to recall when political leadership was more inclined to rewrite the tired script of sacred-secular dogfights. It is the third component, extending the protections of the 1996 Charitable Choice law, which has stirred a hornet's nest. The law allows religious organizations to compete alongside secular providers for federal antipoverty funds, without having to dilute their spiritual mission. Liberals seem to understand what is at stake better than some conservatives do. It isn't money.