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I learned that those things I was too weak to accomplish myself, He would accomplish with me if I placed my trust in Him. As such, Reverend Wright's comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems - two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all. They've worked hard all their lives, many times only to see their jobs shipped overseas or their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. These challenges are not all of government's making. We will help Iraq train its Security Forces and develop its economy.
For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed.
But I also get the sense that there's a hunger that's deeper than that - a hunger that goes beyond any single cause or issue. But at the end of the day, we cannot walk away - not for the sake of passing a bill, but so that we can finally address the real concerns of Americans and the persistent hopes of all those brothers and sisters who want nothing more than their own chance at our common dream. Because I've lived it. Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state; to recognize Israel's legitimacy; and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
Bill, bought a house through F.H.A., and later moved west all the way to Hawaii in search of opportunity. So one Sunday, I put on one of the few clean jackets I had, and went over to Trinity United Church of Christ on 95th Street on the South Side of Chicago. We can recognize the truth that's at the heart of the UCC: that the conversation is not over; that our roles are not defined; that through ancient texts and modern voices, God is still speaking, challenging us to change not just our own lives, but the world around us. Because we all have the capacity to do justice and show mercy; to treat others with dignity and respect; and to rise above what divides us and come together to meet those challenges we can't meet alone. And I've seen it in this campaign.
For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. But my personal story is not so unique.
Thank you very much everybody.