You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?'
I certainly do not support excluding faith from public life.
Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.
Faith is a private issue. At least, I consider it to be one.
I'm not a member of any faith community, and I think faith is a deeply personal issue that individuals should deal with in their private lives.
There is an increasing push to compartmentalize faith separately from our life in the public square - and it's not possible - at least, it's not possible if we continue the American tradition of true individual freedom, which also implies individual responsibility. Without an objective moral standard, that's not possible.
We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church.
Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.
I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.