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Congregational and Reformed Mainline Protestant denomination in the United States
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...
range from fully affirming—performing s and —to explicitly prohibiting same-sex relationships and related ministries; mainline Protestant bodies such as the and have moved toward full inclusion, while...
Different Christian traditions range from to conditional support for abortion, with Roman Catholicism and many evangelical and Orthodox bodies opposing nearly all abortions, while several mainline Pro...
Major 2024–25 surveys show Christianity’s long decline is slowing but continuing, and the losses are not uniform: Pew and PRRI highlight especially large Catholic losses and persistent mainline Protes...
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 ...
Catholic responses to LGBTQ+ rights have shifted from strict institutional barriers toward cautious accommodations—Pope Francis has approved blessings for same-sex civil unions and in 2025 the Vatican...
Catholic and Protestant denominations diverge significantly on homosexuality: the , but has allowed pastoral innovations such as blessings of same-sex couples under Pope Francis; many Protestant denom...
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...
Ann Dunham’s personal religious identity is described inconsistently across sources: she was born into a Christian/Methodist family background but is also characterized as secular, agnostic, or having...
that most effectively reduce Islamophobia combine sustained education, interfaith engagement, and local advocacy: toolkits and school-based curricula that teach about Muslim identities, interfaith ini...
Since 2000 major Christian denominations have moved in divergent directions: many mainline Protestant bodies have broadened acceptance — allowing blessings, clergy participation, and formal same-sex m...
range from full liturgical and institutional affirmation of same‑sex marriage and to formal prohibition, with many major bodies sitting in the middle by delegating choices to regional bodies or indivi...