Religion
- May 5, 2009 - President Obama reversed yet another one of Bush's policies. This time Obama ended the Bush-era National Prayer Day service at the Whitehouse. Since 2000, it's been a staple of the White House calendar. On the first Thursday of May, dedicated as the National Day of Prayer, President Bush hosted a service in the East Room. But this year Obama opted not to have a service in the White House and instead signed a proclamation to recognize the day. President Truman signed the first National Prayer Day proclamation, and President Reagan made it a permanent occasion. George W Bush took it one step further by making a National Prayer Day Service
C - : Many look at this as action as a harmless move by pointing out that Obama simply returned the practice to its traditional method. But others see this as an attempt by Obama to mar the Christian faith. He has gone to the extreme of reversing this event instead of acknowledging and leaving it in place. And coming off the heels of his speech in Turkey in which he stated America does not consider itself a Christian nation, leaves many Obama opponents wondering what he will do next to insult the Christian American community. This created unnecessary controversy for the Obama administration and he most likely expected it would do so. He should have just left as is especially when considering most Americans still consider America as Christian country.
- April 6, 2009 - President Obama claimed America does not consider itself a Christian nation while making his first visit to Turkey. He stated "one of the great strengths of the United States is that it does not consider itself a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. I think modern Turkey was founded with a similar set of principles." This was not the first time President Obama made this claim. In June of 2007 Obama stated "Whatever we once were, we're no longer a Christian nation. At least not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, and a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers," "Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. It got hijacked. Part of it's because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us"
F: Obama is right to say that America considers itself as a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. However, he is wrong to say that America does not consider itself as a Christian nation. The facts show otherwise. America is a Christian nation that holds extreme tolerance and respect for other religions. America was founded on Christian values, still holds Christian values and currently has a predominately Christian population. In 2008, 76% of Americans call themselves Christians. This claim by Obama has upset the majority of Christian Americans.
C - : Many look at this as action as a harmless move by pointing out that Obama simply returned the practice to its traditional method. But others see this as an attempt by Obama to mar the Christian faith. He has gone to the extreme of reversing this event instead of acknowledging and leaving it in place. And coming off the heels of his speech in Turkey in which he stated America does not consider itself a Christian nation, leaves many Obama opponents wondering what he will do next to insult the Christian American community. This created unnecessary controversy for the Obama administration and he most likely expected it would do so. He should have just left as is especially when considering most Americans still consider America as Christian country.
- April 6, 2009 - President Obama claimed America does not consider itself a Christian nation while making his first visit to Turkey. He stated "one of the great strengths of the United States is that it does not consider itself a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. I think modern Turkey was founded with a similar set of principles." This was not the first time President Obama made this claim. In June of 2007 Obama stated "Whatever we once were, we're no longer a Christian nation. At least not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, and a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers," "Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. It got hijacked. Part of it's because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us"
F: Obama is right to say that America considers itself as a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. However, he is wrong to say that America does not consider itself as a Christian nation. The facts show otherwise. America is a Christian nation that holds extreme tolerance and respect for other religions. America was founded on Christian values, still holds Christian values and currently has a predominately Christian population. In 2008, 76% of Americans call themselves Christians. This claim by Obama has upset the majority of Christian Americans.
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