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For many years, Obama occasionally attended a [[liberal Christianity]] church of a liberal Protestant variety which taught [[liberation theology]].  His daughter was baptized in this church, probably at [[Michelle Obama]]'s request.  [[Barack Obama]] left the church and rarely attended any church while in [[D.C.]], despite his wife being a [[Christian]].

For many years, Obama occasionally attended a [[liberal Christianity]] church of a liberal Protestant variety which taught [[liberation theology]].  His daughter was baptized in this church, probably at [[Michelle Obama]]'s request.  [[Barack Obama]] left the church and rarely attended any church while in [[D.C.]], despite his wife being a [[Christian]].

==== Obama took his oath of office on a Bible ====

==== Obama took his real oath of office without a Bible ====

According to Fox News, "President Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible, but two -- one owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln. "<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/10/obama-to-use-2-bibles-when-takes-oath-office.html Obama to use 2 Bibles when he takes oath of office]</ref>

Obama took his real oath of office in a private ceremony at the White House without using a [[Bible]], as confirmed by the AP photographer.

[[Liberal Christianity]] does utilize the Bible in their religion (although they commonly believe it has errors) and commonly have Bibles in their churches, while Islam does not use the Bible in their religious observances and so mosques do not commonly have Bibles inside them. Muslims believe the Bible is partly a revelation from God, but a lot of the Bible has been corrupted.  

For the public ceremonial swearing in, which was done mistakenly and thereby required the retaking of the oath privately, "President Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible, but two -- one owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln. "<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/10/obama-to-use-2-bibles-when-takes-oath-office.html Obama to use 2 Bibles when he takes oath of office]</ref>

==== Liberal Christianity and religious syncretism and universalism ====

==== Liberal Christianity and religious syncretism and universalism ====