Obama: Intent of Terrorists Is ‘to Weaken Our Faith, Weaken Our Better Angels’

“Now as Joe said ░░░░░░░░ light of recent events ░░░░░░░░ gathering takes on more ░░░░░░░░ Around the world we ░░░░░░░░ seen horrific acts of ░░░░░░░░ most recently Brussels as ░░░░░░░░ as what happened in ░░░░░░░░ Innocent families mostly women ░░░░░░░░ children Christians and Muslims ░░░░░░░░ our prayers are with ░░░░░░░░ victims their families the ░░░░░░░░ of these cowardly attacks ░░░░░░░░ as Joe mentioned these ░░░░░░░░ can foment fear and ░░░░░░░░ They can tempt us ░░░░░░░░ cast out the stranger ░░░░░░░░ out against those who ░░░░░░░░ t look like us ░░░░░░░░ pray exactly as we ░░░░░░░░ And they can lead ░░░░░░░░ to turn our backs ░░░░░░░░ those who are most ░░░░░░░░ need of help and ░░░░░░░░ That s the intent ░░░░░░░░ the terrorists is to ░░░░░░░░ our faith to weaken ░░░░░░░░ best impulses our better ░░░░░░░░ And pastor preached on ░░░░░░░░ this weekend and I ░░░░░░░░ you did too as ░░░░░░░░ suspect or in your ░░░░░░░░ quiet ways were reminded ░░░░░░░░ if Easter means anything ░░░░░░░░ s that we don ░░░░░░░░ have to be afraid ░░░░░░░░ drown out darkness with ░░░░░░░░ light and we heal ░░░░░░░░ with love and we ░░░░░░░░ onto hope And we ░░░░░░░░ about all that Jesus ░░░░░░░░ and sacrificed on our ░░░░░░░░ scorned abandoned shunned nail ░░░░░░░░ hands bearing the injustice ░░░░░░░░ his death carrying the ░░░░░░░░ of the world It ░░░░░░░░ difficult to fathom the ░░░░░░░░ of that act.”