To find the answer to the challenge of racial supremacism….

We have to find those who are really responsible.

We have to find those who are allowing racial supremacism to grow.

We have to find those who are allowing hate to fester in America.

Most people think this problem of racial supremacism is about these hate groups.
Most people think that this problem is about those whose hearts have been so hardened by hate that they still believe that there is a white America and a black America, not a UNITED STATES of America.

But I think you know better than that.

This challenge of supremacism and injustice is not just about them.

It is mostly about us.

That means we have to take a good look in the mirror at ourselves.

Those who openly and publicly promote hate and injustice, those who openly and publicly attack liberty and equality — they do so – because they believe they live in a nation – where this is something that this is still something that is acceptable.

But most of all — they do so – because they believe they live in a nation that does not prioritize justice — and — they do so – because they believe that they live in a nation that does not prioritize the universal human rights of equality and liberty.

They do so because they believe they live in a nation where love is not the greatest force for change.

They do so because they believe they live in a nation where might means right.

What does that say about who WE are as a people?
What does that say about who WE are as a nation?
What does that say about OUR failure to be responsible for equality and liberty in our own lives?

When we pray for them to turn their hearts from hatred, we must not be so arrogant to ignore that we need to pray for ourselves to remove the hatred from ours.

We must never match hate with hate.

And we must never believe that ignoring the suffering of our brothers and sisters in humanity is any type of love.

When we pray for them to turn minds from injustice, we must not be so arrogant as to ignore our failure as a nation to be consistently responsible for equality and liberty

We must not be so proud that we are not honest with ourselves.
— About our failure to face the segregated areas of hate growing around our nation
— About our failure to face the dark alleys of racism that have been allowed to fester

We must not be so proud that we don’t acknowledge that when we have left those who promote racial supremacism and hate ALONE – that we have abandoned our troubled brothers and sisters in humanity.

When we tell supremacists that we don’t accept their hate, we don’t accept their supremacism, because we support humanity – we must truly ask ourselves – DO we?

When we tell supremacists at work, in public, and even in our own families that we reject their message, we reject their hate, we stand for humanity’s universal rights – are we really defending human rights if WE as a NATION are not responsible for equality for liberty, and if we as a nation are not responsible those suffering from injustice?

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

So when we pray for those who support hate and supremacism, we must pray for ourselves and for renewed strength to do the right thing, the responsible thing, the human thing.

There are many in the world who think that muscle and power will solve all of our problems.  That force and violence will change the world.  That anger and hate have the power to reshape humanity.  But those of us truly responsible for equality and liberty reject this.

You may have noticed, when someone comes to talk with a gun in their hands, no one is listening anymore.

Now we need our law enforcement, and we need our military.  But if you think people are thinking about the universal human rights about equality and liberty when we are at talking about human beings that have guns in their hands — you’re kidding yourself.

So those of us WITHOUT a gun in our hands, need to take the responsibility to speak about our human rights, to speak about equality and to speak about liberty.

Because we are the FIRST LINE of a moral defense for equality and liberty, and we need to tell those who don’t want to hear what we have to say — that equality and liberty are universal human rights for ALL people, and that we are ALL brothers and sisters in humanity.

Because while hate and violence may have the upper hand for a while…
… ultimately in the end Love Wins.

So when we are responsible for equality and liberty, we have to decide which side we are on – the side the ultimately loses – or the side that ultimately wins.

We need protection.  We need those who are oppressed defended from those would oppress them.   We need law and order.

But without equality, without liberty, and without love – we will never have protection, we will never stop oppression, we will never have justice, and we will never have peace.

We need to find a new path to make our nation consistent and accountable in justice.  We need to find a new path to make ourselves as individuals responsible for equality and liberty as a priority in our lives.  We need to find a new path to show to other Americans and to the world – that for those responsible for equality and liberty – will always reject hate.  We need to find a new path to show each other and the world – that ultimately – LOVE ALWAYS WINS.

Our song of love for all of humanity must be greater than the whispers of hate, greater than the mutterings of hate, greater than the demonstrations of hate, and greater than hate shouting from the rooftops.  Our song of love for all of humanity must sing of the universal bond we have as brothers and sisters – louder and greater than any differences, any divisions, and greater than any hate.

We will prioritize equality and liberty as a people, when we accept a determination to love humanity.

Because when you love your brothers and sisters in humanity, to accept anything less than our universal human rights of equality and liberty for ALL of our brothers and sisters in humanity — will be a constant weight on the those who love one another.

But we will never prioritize equality and liberty, if we tolerate a callous disregard for lives, for the dreams, and for the hopes of our fellow human beings.
We will never prioritize equality and liberty, if we fail to love one another, if we fail to even love the very enemies of humanity itself, then we will be failing to be responsible for equality and liberty.

And today, this generation needs to accept its destiny as one that will be responsible for equality and liberty.

So I ask you today, as those who accept the universal human rights of equality and liberty – to begin marching down a new path —  to begin standing for a new cause.

I ask you to show each other and the world a simple, global message:

Love Wins.