Published 2/4/2009
by Mark Murray
at First Read
From NBC's White House Team During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama never shied away from the fact he'd be open to having faith groups have a major role -- not unlike George W. Bush's famous office of faith based initiatives. On Thursday, President Obama will roll out details of how he'll form his faith based office. According to a White House official, key members of the president's faith council will meet with the president at the White House after tomorrow's National Prayer Breakfast . The basic structure of the faith based office will remain the same: a White House Office, and Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the executive agencies. Note the inclusion of the phrase "neighborhood partnerships" in addition to the faith-based part of this office. This may quiet the criticism from secular non-profit groups that felt the Bush White House's faith-based office wasn't open to them.
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