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Public reporting and biographical sources say Barack Obama has publicly identified and practiced as a Christian: he was baptized at Trinity United Church of Christ in 1988 and is described as a Protes...
Barack Obama has consistently described himself as a Christian who prays and whose public service is an expression of faith; he and Michelle Obama have called themselves “practicing Christians” . He a...
Barack Obama publicly identifies as a Christian—he has called himself a “Christian by choice” and was baptized at Trinity United Church of Christ in 1988 . Public records and press tallies show his pr...
Barack Obama has publicly identified as a Christian — specifically a Protestant who attended and was affiliated with African-American churches such as Trinity United Church of Christ — and multiple ma...
Claims that Barack Obama is secretly Muslim have been widely disseminated and repeatedly debunked by mainstream fact‑checkers and news outlets; Pew polling showed as many as 18% of Americans said he w...
Barack Obama attended Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago for about 16–20 years before resigning his membership in 2008 amid controversy over inflammatory sermons by the church’s pastor, Rev. J...
Barack Obama repeatedly and directly refuted claims that he was a Muslim by asserting his Christian faith in high‑profile speeches, interviews and campaign events, emphasizing longtime membership at T...
Barack Obama was long associated with Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago — he attended for about 16 years, met and was mentored by its pastor Jeremiah Wright, and formally withdrew his members...
Barack Obama has publicly identified and practiced as a Christian: he was baptized at Trinity United Church of Christ and has described himself as a “Christian by choice” . Nevertheless, polls over ma...
Barack Obama’s early life combined with an adult commitment to Protestant Christianity; he was baptized into the United Church of Christ in 1988, served as a member of Trinity United Church of Christ ...
Barack Obama was a longtime member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago (joined 1992) and worshipped with other Protestant congregations during and after his presidency — including St. John’s...
Barack Obama has publicly described his religious journey and many elements of his faith — saying he is a “Christian by choice,” describing a move from skepticism to active faith in Chicago’s Trinity ...
Barack Obama says he became a Christian “by choice” as an adult and was baptized at Trinity United Church of Christ; multiple profiles and fact-checkers summarize that he “embraced Christianity” after...
Barack Obama publicly identifies as a Christian and has repeatedly described himself as a practicing, *Christian by choice* who believes in the death and resurrection of Jesus and whose faith informed...
Barack Obama has consistently identified himself as a Christian — often saying explicitly “I am a Christian” or “a Christian by choice” — and has described his faith as shaped in adulthood by the “pre...
Barack Obama has repeatedly and publicly identified himself as a Christian—saying in 2008 “I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian” and later that he is “a Christian by choice” in a 2010 stateme...
Claims that Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim were a widespread and persistent rumor during his political rise and presidency; multiple major fact‑checking organizations and academic studies document ...
Barack Obama’s affiliation with Trinity United Church of Christ began in the late 1980s to early 1990s and ended in May–June 2008 when he resigned his membership amid intense public scrutiny of sermon...