just reading things in web and came across the article..
some snippets
Born to a Christian-turned-secular mother and a Muslim-turned-atheist African fatherObama grew up living all across the world with plenty of spiritual influences, but without any particular religion.
He is now a Christian, having been baptized in the early 1990s at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. But rumors about Obama's religion persist. In the new NEWSWEEK Poll, 12 percent of voters incorrectly believe he's Muslim; more than a quarter believe he was raised in a Muslim home.
His baptism presents its own problems. The senior pastor at Trinity at the time of Obama's baptism was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the preacher who was seen damning America on cable TV for weeks last spring—and will doubtless be seen again this fall. In the NEWSWEEK Poll, almost half of the respondents say Obama shares at least some of Wright's views; nearly a third say Wright might prevent them from voting for the presumptive Democratic nominee.
The story of Obama's religious journey is a uniquely American tale. It's one of a seeker, an intellectually curious young man trying to cobble together a religious identity out of myriad influences. Always drawn to life's Big Questions, Obama embarked on a spiritual quest in which he tried to reconcile his rational side with his yearning for transcendence. He found Christ—but that hasn't stopped him from asking questions. "I'm on my own faith journey and I'm searching," he says. "I leave open the possibility that I'm entirely wrong."
personally.. i would not want my country leaders to read passages from religious source and while being responsible for goverment policies and issues....
its crazy... i dun think this will have a detrimental effect on te country... as least in the long run.
this leads me to a question
does lhl practise any religious stuff like reading from religious books and saying prayer....
if he does.. i hope he can give me his job... cos i think i will run the country better.