Government has no place in helping religious organizations, according to radio host and former Methodist pastor Allen Hunt, who objects to the policies of both President Barack Obama  faith-based initiatives and those of his predecessor, President George W. Bush.
 
For Hunt, it is not so much a constitutional issue as it is a motivational one. “When the government injects itself, and public money, into matters of faith, only bad things can happen,” he writes. Inevitably, government support comes with conditions, or strings attached, and these will often result in altering the mission of faith-based groups.

“Given the choice of having my church’s soup kitchen cease operations or be forced to accept government funding to survive, I would choose the former. You cannot separate money, mission, and motivation,” Hunt argues.

To put it simply, religious organizations operate out of their love for God and his people. Civil servants may also love people, but “governments by nature cannot and do not.” Institutions such as these can only serve people, not love them.

“When the government becomes involved, such involvement automatically revokes that faith motive,” insists Hunt. “The motive is no longer welcome. In effect, the government says, ‘We want you to do what you do but not for the reason you presently do it. We want you to do it now on behalf of the people, or the government, rather than on behalf of God.’ When that transition occurs, a ministry ceases to be a ministry and instead becomes a social service agency.”
                                                                                                                                                    -Noel Brinkerhoff

How Can Bush and Obama Be So Wrong (Allen Hunt)