My son George told me
today that he was studying to be an imam—he text-messaged the news over the
phone. I text back—“full speed ahead;
may God bless all your endeavors.” I
have full confidence that in America we are going to make plurality work, for America
is foremost the land of empathy and love.
Our respect and love for God and for one another comes first and precedes
even our doctrines. Of course, to have
such a belief is a risky business. We may
look back years hence and adjudge that diversity began our downfall of peace
and unity. I cannot foresee history, but I
do know George. We are one in a family of
trust. On this trust are shared many tears of sorrow and an everlasting hope and on this I confidently rest my case. Our relationship is not at all extraordinary, but
is a natural product of the American experience and a mutual affinity based on
the simple fact that in God we trust.
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