{"id":745,"date":"2007-04-11T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-11T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/04\/voice-of-day-joan-puls.html"},"modified":"2007-04-11T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-11T09:05:00","slug":"voice-of-day-joan-puls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/04\/voice-of-day-joan-puls.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Day: Joan Puls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where are the gentle spirits and the prayerful souls among our leaders? When will we trust the qualifications of credible lifestyle and courageous witness as much as articulation of programs and financial expertise? When will we die to the styles of government and authority that characterize our secular society and choose the style of the gospel? 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