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Obama and his his wife (reared as a Baptist) have been active members since 1988 at the Trinity [[United Church of Christ]]<ref>http://www.tucc.org/about.htm</ref> in Chicago. Obama describes his Christian testimony in his book ''The Audacity of Hope'' (the title of which is taken from a sermon by Rev. Wright of Trinity UCC). In April 2008, Obama disavowed Pastor Wright's views.

Obama and his his wife (reared as a Baptist) have been active members since 1988 at the Trinity [[United Church of Christ]]<ref>http://www.tucc.org/about.htm</ref> in Chicago. Obama describes his Christian testimony in his book ''The Audacity of Hope'' (the title of which is taken from a sermon by Rev. Wright of Trinity UCC). In April 2008, Obama disavowed Pastor Wright's views.

[[Daniel Pipes]] concludes that Obama was raised a Muslim,  

[[Daniel Pipes]] concludes that Obama was raised as a Muslim,  

<ref>In his autobiography, ''Dreams of My Father'', Obama relates how he got into trouble for making faces during Koranic studies, thereby revealing he was a Muslim, for Indonesian students in his day attended religious classes according to their faith.</ref>

<ref>In his autobiography, ''Dreams of My Father'', Obama relates how he got into trouble for making faces during Koranic studies (Indonesian students in his day attended compulsory religious classes), much as Catholic Catechism would surely have been part of Obama's curriculum while he attended Catholic school. </ref>

yet in ''The Audacity of Hope'' Obama is described as growing up in a non-religious environment. When he was a child in Indonesia, he attended a local Muslim school for two years and a local [[Catholic]] school for two years, according to his own books.<ref>"Obama has noted in his two books, 'Dreams From My Father' and 'The Audacity of Hope,' that he spent two years in a Muslim school and another two years in a Catholic school while living in Indonesia from age 6 to 10." [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/obama.madrassa/]</ref> His father was a non-practicing [[Muslim]].  

although in ''The Audacity of Hope'' Obama writes that he was raised in a non-religious environment. As a child, Obama attended both a local Muslim school in Indonesia, as well as a local [[Catholic]] school for two years, according to his own books.<ref>"Obama has noted in his two books, 'Dreams From My Father' and 'The Audacity of Hope,' that he spent two years in a Muslim school and another two years in a Catholic school while living in Indonesia from age 6 to 10." [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/obama.madrassa/]</ref> His father was a non-practicing [[Muslim]].  

Obama attended a Muslim school but [[CNN]] states that it was not a [[madrassa]].<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/obama.madrassa/</ref>

Obama attended a Muslim school but [[CNN]] states that it was not a [[madrassa]].<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/obama.madrassa/</ref>