See the front page story in today’s Boston Globe – the third in a series, “Exporting Faith,†– for a comprehensive look at a result of Bush’s funding of ‘faith-based initiatives.’
It describes a Christian hospital (run by a Christian group called World Witness) in Sahiwal, Pakistan, where its U.S. government assisted funding is described as visible all over the institution (e.g., a USAID sticker on the “top-of-the-line medical equipmentâ€including “the X-ray machine, the blood bank refrigerator, the auditorium for medical lectures, and the radiology computer…â€). The story goes on to say that the neediest Pakistani patients can’t afford the services. So, there exists a hospital, identified as Christian, sporting clear U.S. government support, which the locals can’t afford. Doesn’t go far to ‘winning hearts and minds’, does it?