Barack Obama on Religion, Atheism, and SecularismDoes Barack Obama Support Secular Government and Equality for Secular Atheists?
Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama has made a number of comments about secularism, church/state separation, religion, and the role of religion in the public square. Unfortunately, some of these comments have been contradictory — one time he’ll say something which appears to support strict separation and secular government, then he’ll turn around and say something which supports weak separation and weakened secularism. What does Barack Obama really believe, and why? Barack Obama’s Religious Beliefs & Background: What Does Barack Obama Believe?Barack Obama’s religious background is more diverse than that of most prominent politicians, but it may prove to be representative of future generations of Americans who grow up in an increasingly diverse America. His mother was raised by non-practicing Christians; his father was raised a Muslim but was an atheist by the time he ha
