Obama is using the government to control people. Now no one realises it. But when he starts saying if you want to eat bow to me, or kill your aging mother or drive the car i tell you to drive. then you will wish that there are non profits to feed you

"how did this happen to us?" the old ones asked. and the answer, "we forgot about god." (communist rule and suffering to the tune of 70 million dead.)---alexander solzhenitsyn.

liberalism (progressivism) equals atheism. and communism is enforced atheism. ---alexander solshenitsyn.

Thank you, President Obama, for allowing the needy to be helped without the pressure of listening to people with "all the answers."

Hitler used the same blackmail to silence the faithful. If you want your tax exempt status then you bow to the government. What did the L-rd say about money, serving HIM and serving money don't mix. Choose who you will serve. You take the tax breaks you can not serve HIM!!!

@BusterSiren The issue here is about public funding of faith groups. No rights or freedoms are being removed. However, the government is stating that it will not fund you if you preach. You can preach all you want about whatever you want, but they will not pay you to do it. Use your own donations and private sources of income if you wish to express your private ideals, you have the "FREEDOM to take charity from wherever you want." In fact, the government is giving you the choice to do what you want in the private sector, not "ramming government down our throats to force us to say and do what YOU want us to say and do. " How can you be against government, but then whine when they say they won't fund you???

Is this really 'the change' that Americans need? Focus on something that truly effects our society! Big goverment is not the answer!

Steve Tych, if I didn't want to hear about Muslim or Hindu I wouldn't go to a Muslim or Hindu house of worship for charity. Whatever happened to FREEDOM in this country. Freedom to PREACH whatever you want, and FREEDOM to take charity from wherever you want. LET PEOPLE CHOOSE! Stop ramming government down our throats to force us to say and do what YOU want us to say and do.

@ Patrick - Not a very nice person are you?...I assume you atre a christian...Typical shit attitude.

I imagine most of the people bothered by this, didn't really read the executive order. Basically what the government has been doing is giving charities money to help provide services to the needy. Essentially the charities become government contractors for this purpose once they accept the money. I agree that while carrying out their government-sponsored work, they should not be forcing their religious views on the recipients. If I ever needed to rely on charities/agencies like this, I would be disturbed if while I ate a meal subsidized by my government, someone was preaching to me about another faith. Imagine going to a soup kitchen, and being forced to listen to someone try to convert you to the Muslim or Hindu faith.