https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/02/07/the-poor-are-paying-the-price-for-obamas-restrictions-on-religious-groups/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:43:43 -0400<![CDATA[In a variety of international settings, I have seen religious groups, with support from the U.S. government, engaged in AIDS treatment, fistula repair, malaria control, and the promotion of child and maternal health. Ram Cnaan of the University of Pennsylvania has documented the domestic role of “sacred places that serve civic purposes” — homeless shelters, food banks, health care, welfare-to-work, prisoner re-entry programs. Cnaan estimates the “replacement value” — the cost to government agencies of assuming these roles — to be about $140,000 each year for the typical community-serving religious institution&#8230;]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:04 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/02/07/the-poor-are-paying-the-price-for-obamas-restrictions-on-religious-groups-n278830