Postby Pastor Gary » November 19th, 2008, 10:30 am
To be fair, Danny, as political conservatives we DO favor big government when it favors our views:
--We favor government regulation of practices like abortion we find abhorrent.
--We favor government regulation of private sexual conduct between consenting adults. (Laws about prostitution, sodomy...)
--We favor government restrictions on free speech and conduct with laws that restrict the use of profanity and sexual activity on broadcast media, and we favor government prohibitions on, for example, the burning/trampling of the U.S. flag.
We SAY we favor smaller government, but it depends upon the issue, doesn't it?
"God is excited to show you mercy. He rises to give you His compassion." (Isaiah 30:18)
"For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield." (Psalm 5:12)