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  Obama Invokes Jesus More Often Than Bush
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Jun 09, 2009 01:01pm
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News DateTuesday, June 9, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHe’s done it while talking about abortion and the Middle East, even the economy. The references serve at once as an affirmation of his faith and a rebuke against a rumor that persists for some to this day.

As president, Barack Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in a number of high-profile public speeches - something his predecessor George W. Bush rarely did in such settings, even though Bush’s Christian faith was at the core of his political identity.

In his speech Thursday in Cairo, Obama told the crowd that he is a Christian and mentioned the Islamic story of Isra, in which Moses, Jesus and Mohammed joined in prayer.

At the University of Notre Dame on May 17, Obama talked about the good works he’d seen done by Christian community groups in Chicago. “I found myself drawn - not just to work with the church but to be in the church,” Obama said. “It was through this service that I was brought to Christ.”
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