As polls show doubt, Obama underscores Christian identity
When President Obama lit the National Christmas Tree behind the White
House in the 2009 ceremony, he spoke of a "child born far from home"
and said "while this story may be a Christian one, its lesson is
universal."
This last December, Obama referred to that same "child
born far from home" but added a more personal twist: "It's a story
that's dear to Michelle and me as Christians." Three days later, at a
Christmas benefit concert, the president again talked about how the
story of Christmas "guides my Christian faith."
What changed? For
one, three separate polls in the past year have found that one in four
Americans think the president is a Muslim, 43 percent don't know what
faith he follows, and four in ten Protestant pastors don't consider
Obama a Christian.
