(RNS) Obama Taps Campuses for Interfaith Service Projects

The White House is hoping to recruit America’s college and seminary students in a nationwide interfaith service campaign that was launched Thursday (March 17).

In the next month, the Obama administration will solicit plans submitted by colleges, universities, seminaries and rabbinical schools for year-long community service projects such as food drives, house building or mentoring.

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2 comments on “(RNS) Obama Taps Campuses for Interfaith Service Projects

  1. Br. Michael says:

    Ah, community service without God. Good for them. What about separation od church and state?

  2. Creedal Episcopalian says:

    No problem. There should be no difficulty finding enough seminaries and rabbinical schools that are rabidly secular.
    There remains the question as to whether [url=http://news.antiwar.com/2010/06/30/obama-calls-for-civilian-force-as-large-as-the-military/]this [/url]is an actual service to the community.