Let me answer it this way; when I was married I went to church a dozen times or more over three year's time. I am a Tibetan Buddhist. I was then, am now and always will be. I even sang hymns with them.
He respects Jesus” as a “teacher”, as a “historic figure”. Isn’t that good enough to make him a christian?
Referring back to my previous answer; I'm not qualified to say. I'm sure some secular humanist Progressive talking head could give you an immediate and absolute pronouncement on that though.
In a Chicago 2004 interview, he admits to talking to himself “every day” - but the White House now claims he prays “daily” - and isn’t listening to Yourself the same as praying?
Not in Buddhism it's not. It's a good thing to keep one's faith and practice in mind at all times but it's no substitute for formal practice. But then Buddhist practice is more about not taking the running conversation in your head seriously and definitely not putting it on the pedestal of being an adviser. That's neurotic. The road to insanity.
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Your words show just how “weak” the (public) evidence actually is for that widespread claim that liberals make that he “is” a christian .....
But, then again, if he “were” really a practicing Christian, the liberals would never have dreamed supporting him in the first place. They hate, fear and loath practicing Christians.