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{{Cquote|When will we see the first atheist President of the US? "I suspect we have already seen several atheist US presidents, they just didn't admit it," responded Dawkins. "I suspect Lincoln was an atheist, probably so was Kennedy. Obama is an intelligent man, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's a closet atheist". Does that make them all hypocrites? "You can't be an American politician without being a hypocrite," signed off the renowned biologist and ardent Darwinian.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Look-forward-to-the-death-of-organized-religion-Richard-Dawkins/articleshow/11609561.cms Look forward to the death of organized religion: Richard Dawkins], Iimes of India</ref>}}
 
{{Cquote|When will we see the first atheist President of the US? "I suspect we have already seen several atheist US presidents, they just didn't admit it," responded Dawkins. "I suspect Lincoln was an atheist, probably so was Kennedy. Obama is an intelligent man, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's a closet atheist". Does that make them all hypocrites? "You can't be an American politician without being a hypocrite," signed off the renowned biologist and ardent Darwinian.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Look-forward-to-the-death-of-organized-religion-Richard-Dawkins/articleshow/11609561.cms Look forward to the death of organized religion: Richard Dawkins], Iimes of India</ref>}}
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The book ''Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet'' by Wayne C. Temple is a well-research book which demonstrates that although Lincoln was somewhat of a skeptic as a young man, he did become very religious later in life.<ref>[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/2629860.0017.206/--inner-world-of-abraham-lincoln?rgn=main;view=fulltext The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln, by Michael Burlingame and Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet, by Wayne C. Temple] by ROBERT McCOLLEY</ref>
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The book ''Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet'' by Wayne C. Temple is a well-research book which demonstrates that although Lincoln was somewhat of a [[freethinker]]/skeptic as a young man, he did become very religious later in life.<ref>[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/2629860.0017.206/--inner-world-of-abraham-lincoln?rgn=main;view=fulltext The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln, by Michael Burlingame and Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet, by Wayne C. Temple] by ROBERT McCOLLEY</ref>
    
''Christianity Today'' says of Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs:
 
''Christianity Today'' says of Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs:
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