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Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope? 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. They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland.
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. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons.
The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Part of it's because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
Now let me be clear. Yet what we also understand is that our values should express themselves not just through our churches or synagogues, temples or mosques; they should express themselves through our government. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley." And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle-management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman.
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. But there's a story I want to share that takes place before Moses passed the mantle of leadership on to Joshua. It is where our union grows stronger.
God bless you.