Hiya Wes,
On your first question, I didn't mean that the govt. would have a Christian view, but that we as commited Christians who are made new in Christ need to rethink our own perspective of all of the public sphere. I feel that we need to bring a different understanding to the table. One not based on the current political debates. I am not a liberal. I am not a conservative. I am only one of the "poor in spirit" who yearns to respond responsibly to the Word of God.