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Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. I'll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America. The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together. I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal, but I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality.
I've been speaking to a lot of churches recently, so it's nice to be speaking to one that's so familiar. King delivered his prayer for our country. The press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well. Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. 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. There is so much fear, so much mistrust.
government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it. The issues that I have described will not be easy to address.
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. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they're told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time. It was Islam - at places like Al-Azhar University - that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment. The Palestinian Authority must develop its capacity to govern, with institutions that serve the needs of its people.
Today there are 12 million undocumented immigrants in America, most of them working in our communities, attending our churches, and contributing to our country. But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. This is a difficult responsibility to embrace.
God bless you.