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| December 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mike Dorning

LAKE FOREST, Calif. _ Sen. Barack Obama, a pro-abortion rights Democrat contemplating a presidential run, on Friday received a warm embrace from one of America's best-known evangelical pastors and an enthusiastic ovation from a national gathering of church leaders not traditionally welcoming of liberal social views.

Obama delivered a speech rich in references to Christian faith, moral imperative and common purpose, urging churches to join with allies among the secular to fight the spread of AIDS and other social ills.

"We have a stake in each other," Obama said. "I am my brother's keeper and I am my sister's keeper . . . what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart. And if we people of faith believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful done."

The Illinois senator spoke before about 2,000 mostly…

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