President obama religion faith

President Barack Obama was not raised in a religious household. Like his mother, he said he "grew up with a healthy skepticism of organized religion. His mother's family members were "non-practicing" Baptists and Methodists. It was after college that he encountered a "spiritual dilemma. Obama said he had begun to sense God beckoning him to submit to his will and dedicate himself to discovering truth.

Remaining a member of the church for 20 years, Trinity, Obama said, is where he found Jesus Christ , where he and Michelle were married, and where his children were baptized.

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Jeremiah Wright Jr. Distancing himself from his pastor, Obama publicly denounced Wright's comments as "divisive" and "racially charged. In March , Obama confirmed in an exclusive interview with Today's Matt Lauer, that he and his family would not be joining a congregation in Washington. Rather, the Obamas had adopted Evergreen Chapel at Camp David as their "favorite place to worship" as a family.

Obama told Lauer, "What we've decided for now is not to join a single church, and the reason is because Michelle and I have realized we are very disruptive to services. Barack Obama said that his faith "plays every role" in his life. It's what keeps my eyes set on the greatest of heights. You need to come to church in the first place precisely because you are first of this world, not apart from it.

You need to embrace Christ precisely because you have sins to wash away--because you are human and need an ally in this difficult journey.