Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.

