2006] On June 25, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation that executive orders may not be challenged on Establishment Clause grounds by individuals whose sole claim to legal standing is that they are taxpayers. Both of President Bush's court appointees, John G. Roberts and Samuel Alito, sided with the majority. The second head of the department, Jim Towey, in a session of "Ask the Whitehouse" dated November 26, 2003, stated in regard to a question about pagan faith-based organizations: I haven't run into a pagan faith-based group yet, much less a pagan group that cares for the poor! Once you make it clear to any applicant that public money must go to public purposes and can't be used to promote ideology, the fringe groups lose interest. Helping the poor is tough work and only those with loving hearts seem drawn to it. Pagans reacted angrily to the label "fringe group", the suggestion that pagans are uncompassionate, the idea that they would apply for funding only to promote ideology, and the exclusion of pagan organizations implicit in the statement. Catholic League President William A. Donohue protested against the nomination of Harry Knox, a former director of Human Rights Campaign and gay rights activist, arguing that he has been dishonest and intolerant. Knox has condemned the positions of Catholic clergy on the issues of contraception and ordination of homosexuals. References Books External links Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships "Obama's Faith-Based Office" (video | audio), Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett (May 21, 2009) - a public radio interview with Joshua DuBois How Obama's Faith Council Worked: Six Points of Consensus, Jim Wallis, God's Politics blog, March 11, 2010. Archive White House FBCI Office - Archived site from the George W. Bush Administration National Association of Faith Based Initiatives (Commercial site, not affiliated with Federal Gov't) Book says Bush just using Christians, MSNBC, October 11, 2006 Boston Globe series about USAID and "Faith-based initiatives": *Part 1 *2 *3 Obama's Faith-Based Follies, Faith Complex, On Faith, Washington Post, June 22, 2009 - Jacques Berlinerblau interviews Washington Post's Jacqui Salmon about the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Mind the Leadership Gap, by Dr. Robert Aziz, Huffington Post, April 13, 2009. 2001 establishments in the United States Executive Office of the President of the United States Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Presidency of George W. Bush Presidency