Cult fear hits Bush plan to fund by faith: ‘George Bush’s plan to channel US government aid to
“faith-based” religious charities is being held back by the
fear that it could end up funding controversial groups such
as The Church of Scientology, Hare Krishna and the
Unification Church – the Moonies..

The initiative, launched with great fanfare at a White House
prayer breakfast in the president’s second week in office,
has stirred up a hornet’s nest of accusations across the
spectrum of religious groups and is being radically
redrafted.

The decision to delay its introduction was taken at the end
of last week after an unexpected war of words on the
religious right threatened to derail the entire scheme.’ Guardian