Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to To the Point

To the Point

Obama's Version of the Faith-Based Initiative

President Bush's faith-based initiative has been mired in controversy. Aides have resigned, claiming it's more about Republican politics than religion or social service.  Today, talking about his own experience with church groups in Chicago, Barack Obama says he can do it better.

  • rss
  • Share
By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Bush's faith-based initiative has been mired in controversy. Aides have resigned, claiming it's more about Republican politics than religion or social service. Today, talking about his own experience with church groups in Chicago, Barack Obama says he can do it better. Robert Wineburg, professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is author of Faith-Based Inefficiencies: The Follies of Bush's Initiatives.

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

  • KCRW placeholder

    Dan Konecky

    Producer, To the Point

  • KCRW placeholder

    Karen Radziner

    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

  • KCRW placeholder

    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

  • KCRW placeholder

    Robert Wineburg

    Professor of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    NewsNationalPolitics
Back to To the Point