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From his heroic service to Vietnam, to his years as a prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. I thought of the families I've met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were Reservists. My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. From Willow Creek to the 'emerging church,' from the Southern Baptist Convention to the National Association of Evangelicals, folks are realizing that the four walls of the church are too small for a big God.God is still speaking.
It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. And fault lines must be closed among Muslims as well, as the divisions between Sunni and Shia have led to tragic violence, particularly in Iraq.
But as Americans, we also know that this is a nation of laws, and we cannot have those laws broken when more than 2,000 people cross our borders illegally every day. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don't feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.
I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. It's not because John McCain doesn't care. We seek no military bases there. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. I know there is debate about this issue. Our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons, and our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity - men and women - to reach their full potential.
I wanted to be part of something larger. And right here in the UCC, we're hearing from God about what it means to be a welcoming church that holds on to our Christian witness. And then another one. Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. But let us be clear: al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day.
God bless you.