Three days into office,George W. Bush stepped over the constitutional line separating church and state by announcing his intention too make federal funds available to a faith-based groups that provided 'social services.'He said,"A compassionate society is one that recognizes the great power of faith." OVER $1.1 BILLION WAS DISBURSED BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO CHRISTIAN GROUPS. NO JEWS OR MUSLIMS RECEIVED FUNDS.THE PRESIDENT PUT NO ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES INTO HIS FAITH-BASED GRANTS,WHICH MEANT THERE WERE NO GUIDELINES OR RESTRICTIONS ON HOW THE MONEY WAS TO BE SPENT.AS A RESULT,THE FUNDS RARELY REACHED THOSE WHO MOST NEEDED HELP.Over time,W's 'faith-based imitative ' came to look like exactly what it was:a political payoff to church groups to keep them voting Republican-- Excerpted from "The Family" by Kitty Kelley