As President of the United States, I have had a challenging four years. People of many faiths come to my office expecting me to lead them. I have to follow the dictates of my conscience as a Christian. I have been taught life begins before birth. God has called prophets from the womb and foretold his son's birth. He knew them in their mother's womb. This I believe.
Yet women come to my office looking for freedom. Shall I impose my religious beliefs on them or give them justice according to the laws of this great country? I have struggled with that, deciding even though I am president, to keep the Christian belief to honor those in authority and to obey the law of the land.
As a Christian, I believe, Muslims believe, Orthodox Jewry teaches marriage and the sexual act itself are reserved for a man and a woman within the confines of a marriage. Shall I dominate the bedroom of Americans with my faith or recognize even we fall short and fight for justice where injustice, lawful or not, occurs? Is the union of two people of the same sex lawful? Under God? Under law? You must understand I as president consider those two questions separately. I have struggled with this.
As your president, I will continue to struggle to bring justice under the law to all: Black, White, rich, poor, Hispanic, Latino, Gay, Straight, citizen, immigrant, Muslim, Jew, Christian, and all faiths, colors, creeds, nationalities and anyone to whom my office owes.
Thank you.
Yet women come to my office looking for freedom. Shall I impose my religious beliefs on them or give them justice according to the laws of this great country? I have struggled with that, deciding even though I am president, to keep the Christian belief to honor those in authority and to obey the law of the land.
As a Christian, I believe, Muslims believe, Orthodox Jewry teaches marriage and the sexual act itself are reserved for a man and a woman within the confines of a marriage. Shall I dominate the bedroom of Americans with my faith or recognize even we fall short and fight for justice where injustice, lawful or not, occurs? Is the union of two people of the same sex lawful? Under God? Under law? You must understand I as president consider those two questions separately. I have struggled with this.
As your president, I will continue to struggle to bring justice under the law to all: Black, White, rich, poor, Hispanic, Latino, Gay, Straight, citizen, immigrant, Muslim, Jew, Christian, and all faiths, colors, creeds, nationalities and anyone to whom my office owes.
Thank you.
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