Obama: ‘People Committed Terrible Deeds in the Name of Christ’ During Crusades

“Humanity has been grappling ░░░░░░░░ these questions throughout human ░░░░░░░░ And lest we get ░░░░░░░░ our high horse and ░░░░░░░░ this is unique to ░░░░░░░░ other place remember that ░░░░░░░░ the Crusades and the ░░░░░░░░ people committed terrible deeds ░░░░░░░░ the name of Christ ░░░░░░░░ our home country slavery ░░░░░░░░ Jim Crow all too ░░░░░░░░ was justified in the ░░░░░░░░ of Christ Michelle and ░░░░░░░░ returned from India an ░░░░░░░░ beautiful country full of ░░░░░░░░ diversity but a place ░░░░░░░░ in past years religious ░░░░░░░░ of all types have ░░░░░░░░ occasion been targeted by ░░░░░░░░ peoples of faith simply ░░░░░░░░ to their heritage and ░░░░░░░░ beliefs acts of intolerance ░░░░░░░░ would have shocked Gandhiji ░░░░░░░░ person who helped to ░░░░░░░░ that nation So this ░░░░░░░░ not unique to one ░░░░░░░░ or one religion There ░░░░░░░░ a tendency in us ░░░░░░░░ sinful tendency that can ░░░░░░░░ and distort our faith ░░░░░░░░ today s world when ░░░░░░░░ groups have their own ░░░░░░░░ accounts and bigotry can ░░░░░░░░ in hidden places in ░░░░░░░░ it can be even ░░░░░░░░ to counteract such intolerance ░░░░░░░░ God compels us to ░░░░░░░░ And in this mission ░░░░░░░░ believe there are a ░░░░░░░░ principles that can guide ░░░░░░░░ particularly those of us ░░░░░░░░ profess to believe.”