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==Religion==
==Religion==
[[File:Plaque on a church - Lincoln.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Plaque on First Congregational Church in Jainesville, Wisconsin indicating that Abraham Lincoln attended their church]]
Abraham Lincoln, like many other people of his day, believed, at least initially, that "[[Religion]] is a private affair between a man and his [[God]]." Doubts about Lincoln's faith have arisen mainly because he never officially joined a church, which his political opponents used sometimes to accuse him. He had a love of the [[Bible]] and memorized parts of the Bible, and used biblical allusions later on in political speech. Lincoln said once that:
Abraham Lincoln, like many other people of his day, believed, at least initially, that "[[Religion]] is a private affair between a man and his [[God]]." Doubts about Lincoln's faith have arisen mainly because he never officially joined a church, which his political opponents used sometimes to accuse him. He had a love of the [[Bible]] and memorized parts of the Bible, and used biblical allusions later on in political speech. Lincoln said once that:
''"I doubt the possibility or propriety of settling the religion of [[Jesus Christ]] in the models of man-made [[creed]]s and [[dogma]]s. I cannot without mental reservations assent to long and complicated creeds and catechisms."''
''"I doubt the possibility or propriety of settling the religion of [[Jesus Christ]] in the models of man-made [[creed]]s and [[dogma]]s. I cannot without mental reservations assent to long and complicated creeds and catechisms."''