#  Obama Faith Council Debates Religious Icons 

 





January 12, 2010

 

 

Author: William Wan

Source: The Washington Post

[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/01/obama\_faith\_council\_debates\_religious\_icons.html](http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/01/obama_faith_council_debates_religious_icons.html)

Obama's faith council is finalizing its draft report this week, and one of the key debates that emerged from the phone conference yesterday was whether there should be rules requiring religious groups to cover up religious symbols if they receive federal funding for services. For example, if a church gets money for a soup kitchen, would it have to remove or put a cloth over all crosses, pictures, etc., every time it gets ready to feed the hungry?





 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Advocacy/Government ](/news-stories/advocacygovernment)
- [ White House Faith Based Advisory Council ](/news-stories/white-house-faith-based-advisory-council)
- [ Interfaith ](/religions/interfaith)
- [ Civic ](/tags/civic)
 
 

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