News and analysis November 17, 2010  Obama Clarifies Rules on
Religious Charities  President Obama signed an executive order
on Wednesday to clarify how the constitutional separation of
church and state affects religious charities that get federal
money to provide social services.  It said, for example, that
such groups must separate their religious activities from the
programs that get government dollars and refer people who are
uncomfortable with the organization's religious nature to other
providers.  The order endorses recommendations made last spring
by a White House advisory council, made up mostly of religious
leaders.  It says federal agencies must post online all policies
and regulations that touch on the issues covered by the order,
as well as a list of groups that receive federal money to
provide social services.  However, charities do not need to
remove religious art or symbols in rooms where they provide
social services, and they may use religious terms in their
names, select board members on a r