I told you about the Cultural Orientation Resource Center back in July here, but obviously I didn’t spend enough time investigating the site, truthfully zero time! Last night the other thing that reader John brought to my attention (in addition to a GoV post yesterday) was this link for a report on Muslim refugees in the US. It says its geared to “service providers” who have to resettle refugees. This is from the preface:
This booklet is a basic introduction to the worldview of Muslim peoples as manifested in their religion and culture. It is designed primarily for service providers and others assisting Muslim refugees in their new communities in the United States.
I look forward to reading it carefully, but I assume its purpose is to teach us how not to offend and how to modify our behavior based on their religious requirements. That’s what Baron Bodissey was getting at with the “probes” in my previous post.
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center is funded by the State Department but its site looks like its a non-profit or some perversion of a non-profit. I really hate this blurring of lines between non-profits and government—it really is NOT good government. And, frankly that is one of my most important driving forces behind writing this blog. If taxpayers are paying for something their money should be accountable through federal agencies and the Congress, not hidden and unaccountable as it is with the resettlement contractors—the Top Ten volags and their affiliates.
Oh gee, what a coincidence, check out the ‘partners’ page at the CORC website, there are the volags again and a whole list of ‘who’s who’ in the refugee industry.