▁in ▁the ▁social ▁service ▁framework ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁mean ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁specific ▁religious ▁program ▁or ▁initi atives ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁specific ▁religious ▁den om ination . ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁explain ▁that ▁instead , ▁it ▁per tain s ▁to ▁a ▁broad ▁religious ▁framework ▁where in ▁all ▁religious ▁forms ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁providing ▁social ▁support . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services , ▁Char itable ▁Cho ice ▁rest s ▁on ▁four ▁major ▁principles : ▁ ▁A ▁Level ▁Play ing ▁Field ▁Fa ith - based ▁prov iders ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁provide ▁feder ally - fund ed ▁social ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁basis ▁as ▁any ▁other ▁prov iders , ▁neither ▁ex cluded ▁nor ▁included ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁religious , ▁too ▁religious ▁or ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁religion . ▁ ▁Res pect ▁for ▁Al lies ▁The ▁religious ▁character ▁of ▁faith - based ▁prov iders ▁is ▁protected ▁by ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁retain ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁definition , ▁development , ▁practice , ▁and ▁expression ▁of ▁their ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁Ne ither ▁federal ▁nor ▁state ▁government ▁can ▁require ▁a ▁religious ▁provider ▁to ▁alter ▁its ▁form ▁of ▁internal ▁govern ance ▁or ▁remove ▁religious ▁art , ▁icons , ▁script ure ▁or ▁other ▁symbols ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁program ▁particip ant . ▁ ▁Prote ct ing ▁C li ents ▁In ▁regard ▁to ▁rendering ▁assistance , ▁religious ▁organization ▁shall ▁not ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁an ▁individual ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁religion , ▁a ▁religious ▁belief , ▁or ▁ref us al ▁to ▁act ively ▁particip ate