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Now, some of you may have heard me talk about the Joshua generation. This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag. This is the hope of all humanity. They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer. For instance, in the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation.
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. And so long as we're not doing everything in our personal and collective power to solve them, we know the conscience of our nation cannot rest. You understand that in this election, the greatest risk we can take is to try the same old politics with the same old players and expect a different result.
It wasn't until after college, when I went to Chicago to work as a community organizer for a group of Christian churches, that I confronted my own spiritual dilemma. And we should close Guantanamo Bay and stop tolerating the torture of our enemies. That's not the judgment we need.
And I think they recognized a part of themselves in me too. It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women.
That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least, most of the time. In the end, that's what this election is about. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. Tell that to the military families who shoulder their burdens silently as they watch their loved ones leave for their third or fourth or fifth tour of duty. America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.