His assurances miss the point. First, the number of institutions requiring such a commitment will surely rise as government signals its willingness to finance such practices. Still, taxpayers' money should not be used either to proselytize social-service recipients or to discriminate in employment. Mr. DiIulio also speaks of ending discrimination against religious providers of social services, but he does not address the danger that they will use public money to discriminate in hiring people to administer those services.
Religious institutions play an invaluable role in providing social services to the needy.