politics Archives | Faith and Facts https://www.faithandfacts.com/category/politics/ Exploring the intersection between personal faith and public life. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Who Is Running the Show? https://www.faithandfacts.com/who-is-running-the-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-running-the-show Sun, 16 May 2010 00:04:01 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2142 RT Chuck Ledbetter –  “Sometimes I wonder if the government is run by smart people who are just putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Mark Twain

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]]> Wash Your Mouth Out https://www.faithandfacts.com/wash-your-mouth-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wash-your-mouth-out https://www.faithandfacts.com/wash-your-mouth-out/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:47:10 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2139 The post Wash Your Mouth Out appeared first on Faith and Facts.

]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/wash-your-mouth-out/feed/ 1 Government Takes Over Of Our Health Insurance https://www.faithandfacts.com/government-takes-over-of-our-health-insurance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-takes-over-of-our-health-insurance https://www.faithandfacts.com/government-takes-over-of-our-health-insurance/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:47:42 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2010/03/24/government-takes-over-of-our-health-insurance/ Last weeks power-grab by President Obama and the Democrats is unprecedented. Even the European Union is taking notice calling it “one of the most astounding power grabs in modern history.” EUTimes.net also describes Obama as the most secretive in history. I hardly a year, Obama has led the American government in socialist style takeovers of […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/government-takes-over-of-our-health-insurance/feed/ 2 Freedom From Government https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freedom-from-government https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:45:24 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2010/03/22/freedom-from-government/ Quotes from Thomas Jefferson – I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. The […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/freedom-from-government/feed/ 3 Speech for Naturalization Ceremony – Albuquerque, NM https://www.faithandfacts.com/speech-for-naturalization-ceremony-albuquerque-nm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=speech-for-naturalization-ceremony-albuquerque-nm Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:21:09 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2112 Remarks by The Honorable Heather Wilson Former Member of Congress Naturalization Ceremony Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico March 5, 2010 It’s such a pleasure to be with you to celebrate this wonderful day in your lives. Let me be one of the first to welcome you as America’s newest citizens. Many Americans take this gift […]

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]]> Quote of the Day https://www.faithandfacts.com/quote-of-the-day-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quote-of-the-day-3 https://www.faithandfacts.com/quote-of-the-day-3/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:15:08 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2103 You cannot offer friendship to tyrants and murderers … without advancing the cause of tyranny and murder. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis. Sometimes even those that lose their way on important topics have something good to say that our country should remember.

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/quote-of-the-day-3/feed/ 3 "The trouble with Socialism is… https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-trouble-with-socialism-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-trouble-with-socialism-is https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-trouble-with-socialism-is/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:40:28 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2010/02/09/the-trouble-with-socialism-is/ “The trouble with Socialism is, sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.” Margaret Thatcher

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-trouble-with-socialism-is/feed/ 8 Wisdom of the day https://www.faithandfacts.com/wisdom-of-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wisdom-of-the-day https://www.faithandfacts.com/wisdom-of-the-day/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:36:16 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2079 “On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” And Vanity comes along and asks the question, “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks the question “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/wisdom-of-the-day/feed/ 7 Should We Keep "In God We Trust"? https://www.faithandfacts.com/should-we-keep-in-god-we-trust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-we-keep-in-god-we-trust https://www.faithandfacts.com/should-we-keep-in-god-we-trust/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:24:03 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2009/02/26/should-we-keep-in-god-we-trust/ Here’s your chance to let the media know where the people stand on our faith in God, as a nation. NBC is taking a poll on whether “In God We Trust” should stay on our American currency. Please share your view and vote on this important subject. Perhaps you could pass it along to others […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/should-we-keep-in-god-we-trust/feed/ 64 Obama Inauguration https://www.faithandfacts.com/obama-inauguration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-inauguration https://www.faithandfacts.com/obama-inauguration/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:44:35 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1744 It seemed as if the entire nation turned out for the inauguration of Barack Obama. After a hotly contested election, even some ardent conservatives have been swept up in the tide of enthusiasm. Commentators and pundits struggled for new and creative ways to say, “Historic.” Preceded by the standard array of parties and gatherings, accompanied […]

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