FEMA To Reimburse Faith Based Groups

[mburbank]

Not without extremely strict guidlelines, and it is very muddy water, pardon the pun.

Will individuals be reimbursed, not for their property damage, but for taking in friends, strangers or family? If not, why. If so, how? Keep in mind, these groups don't recieve charitable donations.

What will the process be, exactly, and who will oversee it? What criteria will be used to determine at what point an expense becomes reimbursable. It seems to me every able bodied person who pulled someone out of the water or put someone up or drove someone someone out of town could arguably be doing what the government ought to have done.

Is this a one time deal, or i it from now on? Are we deputizing faith based organizations as an arm of government, who can count on getting paid back whenever they extend themselves? I am perfectly comfortable with my tax dollars going to FEMA, and even if I'm not, sometimes your taxes go to government programs you don't like. I'm also grateful to all the faith based organizations that have and are shouldering a massive load, but I'm not comfortable with this becoming a back door through which to legitamize more federal funds for religions.

In addition, I do not trust the administration that continues to give no bid contracts to organizations run by their friends to deal fairly with religous groups. Pat Robertson's group was listed prominently on FEMA's website until very recently. I'd like to see a close eye kept on how many immortality shakes and pancakes he bills the government for.