▁Bush ▁announced ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁channel ing ▁more ▁federal ▁aid ▁to ▁faith - based ▁service ▁organizations . ▁Bush ▁created ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Fa ith - B ased ▁and ▁Community ▁In iti atives ▁to ▁assist ▁faith - based ▁service ▁organizations . ▁Crit ics ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state . ▁ ▁L GB T ▁issues ▁ ▁As ▁Governor ▁of ▁Texas , ▁Bush ▁had ▁opposed ▁efforts ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁criminal ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁" hom osex ual ▁conduct ", ▁the ▁same ▁law ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁over turn ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Lawrence ▁v . ▁Texas . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁campaign ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁end or se ▁a ▁single ▁piece ▁of ▁gay ▁rights ▁legisl ation , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁meet ▁with ▁an ▁approved ▁group ▁of ▁Log ▁Cab in ▁Republic ans , ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁a ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁candidate . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁office , ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁gay ▁rights ▁were ▁often ▁difficult ▁to ▁as certain , ▁but ▁many ▁exper ts ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁Bush ▁White ▁House ▁wanted ▁to ▁avoid ▁bad ▁public ity ▁without ▁al ien ating ▁evangel ical ▁conserv ative ▁Christian ▁vot ers . ▁Thus , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁repe al ▁President ▁Cl inton ' s ▁Executive ▁Order ▁b anning ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁civil ian ▁government , ▁but ▁its ▁critics ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁ignored . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁attempt ▁to ▁repe