President Obama praised the work of religious charities in a speech today and said he has tried to improve how the government supports their charitable efforts.
But civil-liberties groups criticized his administration's "faith-based initiative," saying Mr. Obama has yet to fulfill his promise to place better safeguards against proselytization and religious discrimination.
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