Section 1. Establishment of a Center for Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives at the Department of Homeland
Security.
(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary)
shall establish within the Department of Homeland
Security (Department) a Center for Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives (Center).
(b) The Center shall be supervised by a Director
appointed by Secretary. The Secretary shall consult with
the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director) prior to
making such appointment.
(c) The Department shall provide the Center with
appropriate staff, administrative support, and other
resources to meet its responsibilities under this order.
(d) The Center shall begin operations no later than
45 days from the date of this order.
Sec. 2. Purpose of Center. The purpose of the Center
shall be to coordinate agency efforts to eliminate
regulatory, contracting, and other programmatic
obstacles to the participation of faith-based and other
community organizations in the provision of social and
community services.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Center for
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. In carrying out
the purpose set forth in section 2 of this order, the
Center shall:
(a) conduct, in coordination with the WHOFBCI
Director, a department-wide audit to identify all
existing barriers to the participation of faith-based
and other community organizations in the delivery of
social and community services by the Department,
including but not limited to regulations, rules, orders,
procurement, and other internal policies and practices,
and outreach activities that unlawfully discriminate
against, or otherwise discourage or disadvantage the
participation of faith-based and other community
organizations in Federal programs;
(b) coordinate a comprehensive departmental effort to
incorporate faith-based and other community
organizations in Department programs and initiatives to
the greatest extent possible;
(c) propose initiatives to remove barriers identified
pursuant to section 3(a) of this order, including but
not limited to reform of regulations, procurement, and
other internal policies and practices, and outreach
activities;
(d) propose the development of innovative pilot and
demonstration programs to increase the participation of
faith-based and other community organizations in Federal
as well as State and local initiatives; and
(e) develop and coordinate Departmental outreach
efforts to disseminate information more effectively to
faith-based and other community organizations with
respect to programming changes, contracting
opportunities, and other agency initiatives, including
but not limited to Web and Internet resources.
Sec. 4. Reporting Requirements.
(a) Report. Not later than 180 days from the date of
this order and annually thereafter, the Center shall
prepare and submit a report to the WHOFBCI Director.
(b) Contents. The report shall include a description
of the Department's efforts in carrying out its
responsibilities under this order, including but not
limited to:
(i) a comprehensive analysis of the barriers to the full
participation of faith-based and other community
organizations in the delivery of social and community
services identified pursuant to section 3(a) of this
order and the proposed strategies to eliminate those
barriers; and
(ii) a summary of the technical assistance and other
information that will be available to faith-based and
other community organizations regarding the program
activities of the agency and the preparation of
applications or proposals for grants, cooperative
agreements, contracts, and procurement.
(c) Performance Indicators. The first report shall
include annual performance indicators and measurable
objectives for Departmental action. Each report filed
thereafter shall measure the Department's performance
against the objectives set forth in the initial report.
Sec. 5. Responsibilities of the Secretary. The
Secretary shall:
(a) designate an employee within the department to
serve as the liaison and point of contact with the
WHOFBCI Director; and
(b) cooperate with the WHOFBCI Director and provide
such information, support, and assistance to the WHOFBCI
Director as requested to implement this order.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be
implemented subject to the availability of
appropriations and to the extent permitted by law.
(b) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the
United States, its agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
George W. Bush
The White House,
March 7, 2006.
Note: This Executive order was published in the
Federal Register on March 9.
ORDER
13397 - CHURCH AS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
Nancy
Levant
July 25, 2006
NewsWithViews.com
The
separation of church and state - gone with the stroke of
a pen. As of March 7, 2006, our nation’s leader signed
another Executive Order, which tied the Department of
Homeland Security to our leader’s “faith-based”
churches. Okay, all you non-profit churches out there
– you now serve the federal government’s primary
spying agency. That is now your primary function. You
are now and officially an organized den of thieves.
I
would feel sorry for the pastors, ministers, priests,
and rabbis except for the fact that I just can’t and
won’t. How stupid and positively corrupt can you
possibly be to take money in exchange for manipulating
your flocks of idiot sheep to the national slaughter?
And will you also spy on your flocks and provide reports
to your new master?
In
exchange for money, have you agreed to pacify and
organize your flocks in the event of a national
emergency? You certainly have, for you have been ordered
to do so. And have you been ordered to offer your
buildings, your resources, and your labor forces called
congregations to serve your newly declared
administrator?
I
try to come up with words to describe how I feel about
this Executive Order and the churches that have
“partnered” themselves to this system. The words
don’t come minus the fact that the church has
completely and irreversibly fallen to the lowest and
darkest common denominator, which is the total betrayal
of the souls of the faithful. I would pray for your
forgiveness, but I don’t want to.
Nor
do I want to write about this sickening topic. But, I
appeal to Christian people to 1) ask your church leaders
if they are “faith-based” funded, and 2) to leave
those churches and start home-based churches with your
friends and family members. Do not support Executive
Ordered, Department of Homeland Security churches with
your presence or your money. You are being manipulated
and reported upon – guaranteed.
You
are being told what to do when more “crisis” hits
the nation, and will hit the nation, as all is now
planned down to our “weather emergencies,” which are
providing the training and relocation exercises for the
real crisis to come – the one that permanently
collapses Constitutional America.
The
church needs to regroup and gather in homes, where faith
is restored, private, and truth is real. Forget the
church leadership. They are padding their pockets and
socially re-engineering your mind with think tank
religion and crisis management, and they’re getting
paid to do so – much like the public schools and mass
media.
Raise
your churches in your homes. All you need is a Bible –
one will do. Save yourselves and your souls and leave
your new and improved church buildings, fancy organs,
fundraisers, and colorful windows behind.
As
in all Communist countries, the church will survive
underground, so to speak, and with genuine prayer. And
serve your Constitutional America. Don’t give up on
freedom – even as it dissolves before your eyes. Be
courageous in truth and gather together in truth.
Again
and again, I strongly recommend that you contact A.C.E.
– Americans for Constitutional Enforcement – at contactus@a4ce.org
- and request their Information Packet. Work to preserve
your unalienable rights. There is no other choice but to
fall – much like the American church. And please
remember that faith-based churches are now governmental
agencies – just like public schools, mass media, and
mass communications – nothing more and nothing less.
A.C.E.
will help you, your family, and your neighbors to learn
the truth about today’s America. What you don’t know
is allowing for the total destruction of your rights and
your individual freedom. What you don’t know is
rapidly, rapidly destroying your country. Your continued
ignorance is why we are falling. Please contact A.C.E.
right now. May God bless the American people.
©
2006 Nancy Levant - All Rights Reserved
Nancy
Levant is a life-long writer, a believer of God,
country, Constitutional and individual rights. She
resides in rural Southwestern Ohio. She has worked
professionally with children since 1974 and is an ardent
supporter of home schooling.
Nancy
Levant has done radio and television interviews, has
been a guest speaker in many venues including college
campuses, schools, Indian reservations, human service
organizations, and has been the president of a youth
sports organization.
Ms.
Levant just completed her new book "The Cultural
Devastation of American Women: The Strange and
Frightening Decline of the American Female." to be
released May 2006. Equally,
she is a writer for freedom and land rights issues and
opposes the United Nation's Agenda 21 implementation in
America.
E-Mail:
nlevant@juno.com
