margaret thatcher

this is a video of margaret thatcher's granddaughter, amanda thatcher, reading from ephesians 6:10-18 at her grandmother's funeral a few weeks ago. amanda is a devout christian and her reading at the funeral caused a stir among the british media. her parents are divorced, and amanda and her older brother, michael, live in texas with their mother and were margaret thatcher's only grandchildren.

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i did not know much about margaret thatcher before her death, but since then i've been reading a bit about "the iron lady." she was the first female prime minister of the united kingdom, and resisted totalitarianism internationally. her devout christian faith was the foundation for her politics, which included conviction for less government, more freedom and greater personal responsibility. she has my respect and admiration.

Said about Thatcher:

“People may differ about her politics – and she divided opinion as any politician does – but there is no doubt that she transformed Britain, she brought back respect, gave us a backbone and she fought for us." [Lord Carey] 

{source: UK Vogue}

Quotes by Thatcher:

"We must not profess the Christian faith and go to Church simply because we want social reforms and benefits or a better standard of behaviour; but because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ."

"If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and you would achieve nothing."

"It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake."

"I am not a consensus politician, I am a convictions politician."

 “The truths of the Judaic-Christian tradition are infinitely precious, not only, as I believe, because they are true, but also because they provide the moral impulse which alone can lead to that peace in the true meaning of the word for which we all long… There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves. Political structures, state institutions, collective ideals are not enough. We parliamentarians can legislate for the rule of law. You, the Church, can teach the life of Faith."