It’s Vertical Day over at MikeHuckabee.com.
Lots of added discussion going on including Mike Huckabee’s thoughts on his faith as a Baptist pastor and the war in Iraq.
Recently, out on the campaign trail, a voter asked if my personal faith informed my decisions. My answer was simple, just as it always has been: my faith is my life – it defines me. My faith doesn’t influence my decisions, it drives them.
Real faith makes us humble and mindful, not of the faults of others, but of our own. Because of our faith, we become less judgmental in that we see others having the same frailties as ourselves. Faith gives us strength in the face of injustice and motivates us to do our best for “the least of us.”
Our forefathers birthed this great nation in a spirit of faith – not a mandate telling us what to believe, but an acknowledgement that divine providence pervades our world.
I firmly believe the greatness of our nation then, does not come from our government or politicians, but lies in the hopeful, optimistic spirit of everyday Americans. Americans who acknowledge that providence has set us apart.
At the beginning of our nation we were ill-equipped for revolution, yet we persevered and gained our independence. Our country was once divided by a costly Civil War, but we survived to heal and build a stronger union. Through the 20th century and into current times we have seen great conflicts and economic upheavals. However, the same spirit that guided the inception of our country continues to lead us out of times of trouble better than we went in. In spite of our trials we remain a people of hope, a people of faith, and we are stronger because of it.
The site shares a message Huckabee gave in Little Rock this past July.
Pretty interesting. Some of it sounds similar to some things Brian and Wayne said last summer (wish we had the podcast back then).
“What we do have to do in our culture is to live in such a way that we don’t try to change the rules so that we can win the game. Many Americans who think that that’s really the goal. If we can’t win the game as it is defined, just change the rules of the game so we can say that we’re winning it.”
And I love this quote from Abraham Lincoln:
“A government that can do everything for you is a government that can take everything from you.”
Get in on the discussion here on on the Huckabee Blog.
