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This time we want to talk about the shuttered mills that once provided a decent life for men and women of every race, and the homes for sale that once belonged to Americans from every religion, every region, every walk of life. The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great - a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight. But I also know that human progress cannot be denied.
It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity one day and affirm my Christian faith. It's a journey that takes us back to our nation's founding, when none other than a UCC church inspired the Boston Tea Party and helped bring an Empire to its knees. Let's come together - Protestant and Catholic, Muslim and Hindu and Jew, believer and non-believer alike. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. I am emphasizing such investments within my country.
They stood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, as the blows of billy clubs rained down. He is a man who served his country as a U.S. Marine; who has studied and lectured at some of the finest universities and seminaries in the country, and who for over thirty years led a church that serves the community by doing God's work here on Earth - by housing the homeless, ministering to the needy, providing day care services and scholarships and prison ministries, and reaching out to those suffering from HIV/AIDS. These challenges are not all of government's making. These are the policies I will pursue. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose.
He does not say health care or the economy. But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time.
When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world. He was nominally a Muslim since there were a number of Muslims in the village where he was born. So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics - a politics of conscience. Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren't always expressed in polite company. Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam.
God bless you.