Fresh from
his overwhelming victory over Hillary Clinton and John
Edwards in the South
Carolina
presidential primary, Barack Obama visited Harvest
Cathedral in Macon,
Georgia and gave a 30 minute speech using
the biblical account of the Good Samaritan to discuss
personal responsibility on the part of the voters in the
upcoming presidential election.
Left to
right: Barack Obama, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Evelyn
Lowery, Tanzy Kilcrease (Principal of Miller Middle
School), and her husband Antwon
Kilcrease
Speaking to
a crowd of about 1,400 attendees, Obama stated that
people of faith have a responsibility to express their
values “not just through our churches and our
synagogues, but through our government.” He also
applauded the diverse makeup of nondenominational
Harvest Cathedral which has a membership of about 60%
white to 40% black. "Harvest is a
testimony to what is possible," he said. "Twenty years
ago, this wasn't possible. "Everywhere I go across this
country, I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree
with me or progressives on every single issue, but agree
that poverty has no place in a world of plenty, and hate
has no place in a world of believers.
Former
Milledgeville Mayor Floyd Griffin endorses Barack
Obama
Several
notables from around the state and the city of
Macon were in attendance for Obama’s
speech including U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop, the
Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn, Macon Mayor
Robert Reichert and his wife Dele, former Milledgeville
mayor Floyd Griffin, former Macon mayor C. Jack Ellis,
Macon city councilmen Virgil Watkins and Tom Ellington,
and many others.
Left to
right: Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, wife Dele Reichert,
& U.S. Congressman Sanford
Bishop
Georgia
Informer Owner and Publisher Herbert Dennard was also
present for Obama’s speech on Sunday. “Obama has a
momentum going,” he said. “He has reached
across racial lines and has a realistic chance of being
the Democratic nominee for president of the
United
States.”
Right:
Former Macon Mayor C. Jack
Ellis
Left to
right: Harmon Construction Owner Paul Harmon and his
wife Delores Harmon, Owner of Harmon
Realtors