Barack Obama's religious background is more diverse than that of most prominent politicians. In spite of the fact that his given name signifies "blessed" in both Swahili and Arabic, President Barack Obama was not brought up in an especially religious family. His mother was raised by non-practicing Christians; his father was raised a Muslim, but was an atheist by the time he married Obama's mother. Neither Obama nor his mom were ever nonbelievers or related to agnosticism in any way, yet she brought him up in a generally common family where he found out about religion and diverse beliefs individuals had about God. Obama is Christian. In his book The Audacity of Hope, he explains “It came about as a choice and not an epiphany; the questions
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on certain issues. For example, abortion. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in this era. Those who are strong believers in their religion, are completely against it. Obama, however, supports abortion rights. He says that he trusts women to make the right decisions with the help their doctors and families. He also says “there is a moral dimension to abortion, which I think that all too often those of us who are pro-choice have not talked about or tried to tamp down”. Obama believes in the importance of the separation of church and state, but described the issue as a “false debate” at an April 2008 candidates’ forum on faith and compassion. He challenged democrats to “get in church, reach out to evangelicals and link faith with the work that we do”.
When it comes to education, Obama says he believes in both evolution and the biblical story of creation and does not think “science generally is incompatible with Christian Faith. Gay marriage, another controversial topic of this era is something that surprised me the most about Obama. As a religious man, I didn’t think he would support it, but he fortunately he does. He believes that equality is a moral imperative for homosexual Americans. In an interview with Larry King, he says “I don’t think that homosexuals are immoral any more than I think heterosexuals are immoral” (Pew Research Center
on certain issues. For example, abortion. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in this era. Those who are strong believers in their religion, are completely against it. Obama, however, supports abortion rights. He says that he trusts women to make the right decisions with the help their doctors and families. He also says “there is a moral dimension to abortion, which I think that all too often those of us who are pro-choice have not talked about or tried to tamp down”. Obama believes in the importance of the separation of church and state, but described the issue as a “false debate” at an April 2008 candidates’ forum on faith and compassion. He challenged democrats to “get in church, reach out to evangelicals and link faith with the work that we do”.
When it comes to education, Obama says he believes in both evolution and the biblical story of creation and does not think “science generally is incompatible with Christian Faith. Gay marriage, another controversial topic of this era is something that surprised me the most about Obama. As a religious man, I didn’t think he would support it, but he fortunately he does. He believes that equality is a moral imperative for homosexual Americans. In an interview with Larry King, he says “I don’t think that homosexuals are immoral any more than I think heterosexuals are immoral” (Pew Research Center