Religious Leaders Express Doubt About New Governor's Call For Faith-Based Social Services To Fill Budget Gaps

Today's Greenville (SC) News reports that a number of South Carolina religious leaders question whether Gov.-elect Nikki Haley's call for a coalition of faith-based organizations to fill the gaps in social services and educational programs that have been created by state budget shortfalls. Many congregations are also financially stretched, some worry about church-state questions, and others say that it is unfair to ask the portion of the population that are church members to pay for services that should be borne by all the taxpayers.