Changes

*The planners for the second Obama inauguration have announced that three Bibles will be used to administer the oath: Michelle Obama's family Bible for a private oath on January 20 and [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s and [[Martin Luther King]]'s Bibles on January 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/obama-using-mlk-lincoln-b_n_2447174.html|title=Obama To Use MLK, Lincoln Bibles During Oath At Presidential Inauguration|first=Nebra|last=Pickler|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

*The planners for the second Obama inauguration have announced that three Bibles will be used to administer the oath: Michelle Obama's family Bible for a private oath on January 20 and [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s and [[Martin Luther King]]'s Bibles on January 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/obama-using-mlk-lincoln-b_n_2447174.html|title=Obama To Use MLK, Lincoln Bibles During Oath At Presidential Inauguration|first=Nebra|last=Pickler|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

Obama tries to downplay his [[Islamic]] background by claiming that his [[Kenya]]n [[Muslim]] father was a "confirmed [[atheist]]" before Obama was born, but in fact less than 1% of Kenyans are atheists, agnostics, or non-religious.<ref>http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_14.html</ref>  (This obviously does not completely rule out the possibility that his father was a member of that 1%, because his father was in the small minority that left Kenya to be educated in the US.) There is apparently no evidence of any Christian activities or local church participation by Obama while he was in [[Massachusetts]] from 1988 to 1991.  Finally, Obama abruptly left his radical Christian church in Chicago in 2008, when it became politically controversial, without first finding another church to join. On April 7, 2009, Obama toured a mosque in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.c2e3700ab4e271bc32827b0fccfe560b.421&show_article=1</ref>

Obama tries to downplay his [[Islamic]] background by claiming that his [[Kenya]]n [[Muslim]] father was a "confirmed [[atheist]]" before Obama was born, but in fact less than 1% of Kenyans are atheists, agnostics, or non-religious.<ref>http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_14.html</ref>  There is apparently no evidence of any Christian activities or local church participation by Obama while he was in [[Massachusetts]] from 1988 to 1991.  Finally, Obama abruptly left his radical Christian church in Chicago in 2008, when it became politically controversial, without first finding another church to join. On April 7, 2009, Obama toured a mosque in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.c2e3700ab4e271bc32827b0fccfe560b.421&show_article=1</ref>

== Obama's Politicized Claims ==

== Obama's Campaign Rhetoric Designed to Attract Christian Support ==

Despite rarely going to church after being elected, and not even using a [[Bible]] for his official oath in 2008, Obama felt it "it was important" for political reasons "to dispel rumors that have been over the Internet" that observes he is not a Christian.  Obama stated for a Christian audience:

Despite rarely going to church after being elected, and not even using a [[Bible]] for his official oath in 2008, in campaign mode Obama felt it "it was important" for political reasons "to dispel rumors that have been over the Internet" that observes he is not a Christian.  Obama stated for a Christian audience:

<blockquote>"I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian. I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe that that faith gives me a path to be cleansed of sin and have eternal life. But most importantly, I believe in the example that Jesus set by feeding the hungry and healing the sick and always prioritizing the least of these over the powerful. I didn't 'fall out in church' as they say, but there was a very strong awakening in me of the importance of these issues in my life. I didn't want to walk alone on this journey. Accepting Jesus Christ in my life has been a powerful guide for my conduct and my values and my ideals.</blockquote>

<blockquote>"I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian. I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe that that faith gives me a path to be cleansed of sin and have eternal life. But most importantly, I believe in the example that Jesus set by feeding the hungry and healing the sick and always prioritizing the least of these over the powerful. I didn't 'fall out in church' as they say, but there was a very strong awakening in me of the importance of these issues in my life. I didn't want to walk alone on this journey. Accepting Jesus Christ in my life has been a powerful guide for my conduct and my values and my ideals.</blockquote>