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Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. He said that our economy has made "great progress" under this President. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders.
My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. So doing the Lord's work is a thread that's run through our politics since the very beginning. He does not say health care or the economy. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies, or the sabotage of foreign oil fields. Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. Wright deliver a sermon called "The Audacity of Hope." And during the course of that sermon, he introduced me to someone named Jesus Christ. There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
Now is the time to end this addiction, and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution. Let us keep that promise - that American promise - and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
"If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to church once in a while." And I thought, "Well, I guess that makes sense." Because that was the cheapest way to eat.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.