House OKs Bill on Faith-Based Jobs

[talksense101]

The House on Wednesday approved a job-training bill that would allow faith-based organizations receiving federal funds to consider a person's religious beliefs in making employment decisions.

Under current law, religious groups that receive federal money for job-training programs must obey civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in hiring or firing.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=2026&e=4&u=/latimests/20050303/ts_latimes/houseoksbillonfaithbasedjobs

Educate me on what this means. What next, the fairer sex stays at home, segregation based on religion? Why would the republican party allow this to pass?

[rok]

eh, since i've gotten slightly more knowledgeable about the government in recent years, the more i am convinced that the house is the most useless part of the government. they'll pass damn near anything, knowing full-well that it's the senate's problem to debate the merits of whatever comes from the house before it goes to the president. feels like there have been a bunch of times when absolutely inane stuff has come out of there, only to be killed on the senate floor with bi-partisan disdain.

i wouldn't worry about this getting through the senate, BUT i would worry about what this says about the majority of people's beliefs on separation-of-church-and-state for the coming generations.