Thu, February 05, 2009 - 12:30 PM
WASHINGTON—President Obama on Thursday named a Wake Forest University specialist in church-state relations to a council advising his administration’s faith-based programs.
Melissa Rogers directs the Wake Forest University School of Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs.
As one of 25 members of the council advising the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Rogers will help define how the administration interacts with religious and other private groups that provide social services.
Rogers could not be immediately reached for comment. The White House did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
--Sean Mussenden