Obama Ipsum

I didn't fall out in church, as folks sometimes do. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. King's birthday at his home church, Ebenezer Baptist, in Atlanta. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights. It's a faith in other people, and it's what brought me here today.

I've been speaking to a lot of churches recently, so it's nice to be speaking to one that's so familiar. Universities and states, including Illinois, are taking part in a divestment campaign to pressure the Sudanese government to stop the killings. But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our Universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic Torch. Around the world, we can turn dialogue into Interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action - whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster.

Let's come together - Protestant and Catholic, Muslim and Hindu and Jew, believer and non-believer alike. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. Finally, I want to discuss economic development and opportunity. And today I am announcing a new global effort with the Organization of the Islamic Conference to eradicate polio.

Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. For instance, in the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation.

It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars. That's not the judgment we need. Likewise, many Israelis recognize the need for a Palestinian state. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. The fifth issue that we must address together is religious freedom.

Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.