It is my sermon in the public square. I still believe in this country. I think that there are those who are trying to weaponize despair in order to reign over us. We are in a real fight for the heart and soul of our democracy. And I'm not about to give that over to wannabe autocrats, my, you know, people I love, including John Lewis, who was my parishioner, gave too much blood and sacrificed too much. (11:15–11:21)
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Asserts that there is an ongoing struggle for the integrity of democracy in the U.S.
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