My friends in faith, today I have come here to speak about a topic
             which is of great concern to many groups. It is something which is of
             great importance to you and your family, to me and mine, and to many other
             groups of people, some of which I wish to address with my information, and
             some of which I perhaps represent in my thoughts. I am aware that my
             beliefs may not come as welcomed into your hearts as I might hope them to
             be, but I trust that through the glory in God that we share and the
             resonance of faith and hope for a better future that is so strong among all
             of us here today that we will find a level on which communication and
             constructive sharing of ideas will be possible.
             However, it is also likely that I will strike a sour chord with many
             of you, that my good intentions and trust in God will be lost in a sea of
             misunderstood political issues, and that you may come away from my words
             with little more than an increased prejudice and a more tightly closed mind
             against the very concepts which I hope to shed some understanding and open
             dialogue. This is a risk which I must take in speaking to you, however,
             because without discussion, there can be no hope for progress, and without
             progress, I fear that the future of your world and mine will come to be as
             What I speak of today is sanctity. In this holy place, we are
             witness to the glory that is our Lord and mighty God. We come here to
             celebrate the beauty that has been made and given to us in love from our
             creator. This is a place where we sing in harmony together and give thanks
             for the love which surrounds us daily in the form of our loved ones, our
             families. And many people who stand outside of these walls hold these same
             things dear. They give thanks for the beauty of the world and the love of
             God which manifests in each exchange and embrace between those who feel
             that love. The love shared within a...