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Obama Joins Connecticut School For Vigil:“we Can’t Tolerate This Anymore” by Fatdon(m): 8:36am On Dec 18, 2012
When speaking of those who died at Sandy
Hook Elementary School in Newtown,
Connecticut this past Friday (Dec. 14),
President Obama called them “beautiful
children” and “remarkable adults.” 26 lost
their lives inside the school; most of them children aged 6 and 7. The president came to
Newtown to meet with the families of the
victims and speak at the interfaith vigil held at
the town’s local high school on Sunday night. While he was remorseful about the
“unconscionable evil” that transpired,
President Obama noted that this was the
fourth time in his presidency he had visited
and grieved with families of a mass shooting. “We can’t tolerate this anymore,” Obama said,
speaking after clergy and Connecticut
Governor Dan Malloy. “These tragedies must
end, and to end them we must change.” Earlier in his speech, Obama rationalized that
keeping our children safe and teaching them
well is something that we can only do
together with the help of friends, neighbours,
community and a nation. “This is our first task: caring for our children,”
he said. “It’s our first job. If we don’t get that
right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how
as a society we will be judged.” “And, by that measure, can we truly say, as a
nation, that we are meeting our obligations?
Can we honestly say that we are doing
enough to keep our children, all of them, safe
from harm? Can we claim, as a nation, that
we’re all together there letting them know that they are loved and teaching them to love
in return? Can we say we’re truly doing
enough to give all the children of this country
the chance they deserve to live out their lives
in happiness and with purpose?” After a brief pause, Obama picked up again.
“I’ve been reflecting on this the past few
days,” the president said, “and if we are
honest with ourselves, the answer is “no.” Obama ended his 18-minute speech by reading
off the names of each of the 20 children that
were killed in the massacre and asked that
God bless them “with His holy comfort.” [NBC]
www.informationnigeria.org/2012/12/obama-joins-connecticut-school-for-vigil-we-cant-tolerate-this-anymore.html

Re: Obama Joins Connecticut School For Vigil:“we Can’t Tolerate This Anymore” by Emusan(m): 9:17am On Dec 18, 2012
But they say this man is an Anti-Christ, how come is praying with holy spirit of God

People sha.....

God wil give them comfort in Jesus name

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