I’ve always thought Obama was a faux-Christian. He is probably an Atheist with deep Muslim sympathies. Or he could be a closet Muslim (less likely). In any case, I cannot imagine anything of consequence he would have to say about either Christianity or (gasp!) the Protestant work ethic.
I suspect he’ll just tell them to embrace Islam.
FALSANI: What do you believe?
OBAMA: I am a Christian.
So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith.
On the other hand, I was born in Hawaii where obviously there are a lot of Eastern influences.
I lived in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, between the ages of six and 10.
My father was from Kenya, and although he was probably most accurately labeled an agnostic, his father was Muslim.
And I’d say, probably, intellectually I’ve drawn as much from Judaism as any other faith.
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Obama: “So, I’m rooted in the Christian tradition. I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people. That there are values that transcend race or culture, that move us forward, and there’s an obligation for all of us individually as well as collectively to take responsibility to make those values lived.”
They must be paying him a lot.