Is President Obama secretly an atheist, who fakes being a Christian for political reasons?

[LuvNewcastle]

36. There are certain principles that, while they aren't

unique to Christianity, Christians recognize as part of their religion. I'm not even a Christian and I know that. I think you're being argumentative.

I shouldn't have to explain what I mean by that. Most people with a passing familiarity with Christianity can tell you some things that they believe. I'm not talking about fringe cults here, I'm talking about the major denominations. I shouldn't have to explain these things, but for the record, here goes.

The primary source of Christian doctrine is the Bible. Christianity is centered around the teachings of Jesus. Some people like Paul wrote books that are essentially commentary on Jesus's teachings.

Jesus taught that you should love your neighbor as you love yourself. He said that you should do unto others what you would want done to you. In short, those teachings are the foundation of Christianity. Jesus himself said that those teachings basically summed up the scriptures. Whether they're Protestant or Catholic, Christians either believe or at least pay lip service to these teachings.

Now, does Obama take these teachings to heart? Anyone can look at the President's actions and compare them to the tenets of Christianity and get an idea. Personally, I think Obama's a pragmatist at heart. He might consider some Christian principles in some of the things he does, but he probably thinks those ideas aren't very helpful with a lot of the other decisions he has to make.