But you can't simply throw money at a church and believe that it somehow absolves you from the mission of the church that is ongoing administration to administration. The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has spoken out against the president's proposal. But there are others, like the Rev. Eugene Rivers in Boston who, along with other black religious leaders, have been onboard with President Bush's proposal. I just think that the priorities are misplaced when it comes to the point of how do we support the efforts of the church. The government has to be concerned that there are not inequities in our society.
Government has to make sure that there is equal funding for all children in public schools.
The government has to take a role in providing health care to communities to do away with disparities in respect to diseases that disproportionately effect some communities harder than others. The government has to try to provide circular flows of capital in communities. The government has to minister, quite frankly, to individuals who are down and out. And the government can not just incarcerate people, it must also find a way to rehabilitate people. So when the government is doing all of that, it is working hand and hand with the church.