“Faith in America.” Full Text Here 

I felt something so modernly rare while reading the speech: patriotic. I’m not sure why or how, but since I left grade school about 5000 years ago people just don’t hype up America. They denigrate it. Being “American” in the sense that Romney puts it makes me feel like a hero; like I should go out and help old ladies across the street; like I should lay down my life to defend freedom. It’s refreshing to feel pride in America again. I had forgotten about it.

If religion be a cause of world wide contention, this paragraph could be the cure:

I believe that every faith I have encountered draws its adherents closer to God. And in every faith I have come to know, there are features I wish were in my own: I love the profound ceremony of the Catholic Mass, the approachability of God in the prayers of the evangelicals, the tenderness of spirit among the Pentecostals, the confident independence of the Lutherans, the ancient traditions of the Jews, unchanged through the ages, and the commitment to frequent prayer of the Muslims. As I travel across the country and see our towns and cities, I am always moved by the many houses of worship with their steeples, all pointing to heaven, reminding us of the source of life’s blessings.

This idea of not only tolerating, but admiring differences is THE key to peace. Romney’s speech did this for religion. We should spread his example. Let religion be the first and most important, but our nation’s leaders should follow this idea with culture, traditions, languages, history, etc., etc. Just imagine Bush showing Ahmedinejad West Yellowstone and the Grand canyon, and then traveling to Iran to see the ruins of ancient Persia. Why don’t we do things like that? I’m glad one potential candidate for president does.