Non-Christian President

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meanwhile across America churchgoers wonder if a "real" Christian could ever be elected president

tsk tsk, Carter went from being born again to believing in universal salvation.  I think George W. Bush might qualify though?

Obama was raised in an Atheist household and was born again in his latter teen years or early college years I believe.

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Although it is almost certain that various Presidents were non-practicing, deistic or even atheistic in private; all of them so far have come from Christian traditions. Even Obama's early Islamic influences stem from that Abrahamic tradition; as would a hypothetical Jewish president.

ive never really understood this assumption that Obama is an atheist. Maybe he is, maybe he isn't (it seems to stem from the slightly elitist assumption that smart people cannot be religious) but he carries himself in the Christian tradition. Even if he was an atheist, he wouldn't stop being a Christian somehow.

I don't think he's secretly an atheist either. Watch his Charleston funeral speech and spontaneous Amazing Grace.  That didn't look at all contrived.  But it's obvious he doesn't take very many things in the Bible literally.

Well that's basically what I'm saying. Even if he doesn't believe in God, he's obviously a Christian.

Wut?

There are some people out there that consider themselves "cultural Christians."

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We already have a non-Christian president right now. Have you ever seen what is written on Obama's wedding ring? 'There is no God but Allah' in Arabic. That's just shameful that we elected him.

Just like George Bush's wedding ring says "Bush did 9/11."