Dan Gilgoff, writer of the “God & Country” column in U.S. News & World Report, recently sat down with Frank Page—the most conservative member of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
In the interview, Page explains the up’s and down’s of working with the administration. He has good things to say about the president, such as the example he sets as a man and as a father with his girls, but also expresses some frustrations.
From the article: “… I’m on the fatherhood task force, and there have been times when I have attempted to deal with the issue of fathers being better fathers because of their faith traditions, that they need to be true to the Bible or some other holy book about what makes a man a good father.
And they kindly listen, and then we move on to what government programs are available for fathers. It’s more about how the government would like to help fathers and here’s what government money is available for this problem. I feel that the key to solving those problems is not government money but the responsibility that’s rooted in one’s faith.”
The interview can be read in its entirety by clicking here. It is quite telling. While Page is certainly gracious to the president—it appears he has some reason to be—one cannot help but see just how difficult it is for a Christian conservative in the Obama administration.
