These activities brought Prof. Maathai into direct conflict with the Kenyan government of the time, and as a result, she was harassed, threatened, beaten up, and jailed. (wangarimaathai.org)
You never saw Jesus waxing vitriolic against Rome (the secular government of the time), just against the Sanhedrin, the supposed spiritual leadership of Jerusalem. (redeeminggod.com)
If just some of today's Queen's Speech becomes law we will be living under the most radical and important government of our times. (politics.co.uk)