Religious values and beliefs are allowed by law to coexist with the deployment of public services via a faith-based organization. The following guidance is taken from the Federal Government’s written guidance to Faith-Based and Community organizations:

• “A faith-based or religious organization does not need to change its identity—including its name or chartering documents in order to qualify for a Federal grant. Nor does it need to remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other religious symbols from its property or its publications—although all of these must have been purchased with private funds.”
• “Religious organizations can compete for government funding to provide public services without having to abandon their religious character. In fact, faith-based organizations have every right to hold, express, and practice their deepest convictions, so long as any inherently religious and worship-centered activities are separate, voluntary, and privately funded.”
• “A faith-based organization should take steps to ensure that its inherently religious activities, such as religious worship, instruction, or proselytization, are separate—in time or location—from the government-funded services that it offers.”
• “Faith-based organizations that receive Federal aid may not require program participants to attend or take part in any religious activities. Although you may invite participants to join in your organization’s religious services or events, you should be careful to reassure them that they can receive government-funded help even if they do not participate in these activities, and their decision will have no bearing on the services they receive. Any participation by recipients of taxpayer-funded services in such religious activities must be completely voluntary.”