“As a Christian” my arse:
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.
(A patron stops and says, “Congratulations,” shakes his hand. “Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Thank you.”)
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.
And so, part of my project in life was probably to spend the first 40 years of my life figuring out what I did believe - I’m 42 now - and it’s not that I had it all completely worked out, but I’m spending a lot of time now trying to apply what I believe and trying to live up to those values.
..and he was completely surrounded and influenced by Communists throughout his formative years and beyond. There is only ONE God to Communists and that’s THE GOVERNMENT WHERE ANY RIGHTS COME FROM THE GOVERNMENT, NOT GOD!
Faith has to have an object. So what(or whom) is the object of his alleged 'deep faith'? His statement of '...I draw from the Christian faith' tells my his 'deep faith' has no object at all. It is at best intellectual and most likely fraud for public consumption only.
I don't ever remember him mentioning Jesus by name.
John 14:6New International Version (NIV)
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."