Biography barack obama religion wikipedia

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 had married Obama's mother.

Obama's stepfather was also Muslim, but of an eclectic kind who could make room for animist and Hindu beliefs.

Biography barack obama religion wikipedia

Neither Obama nor his mother were ever atheists or identified with atheism in any way, but she raised him in a relatively secular household where he learned about religion and the different beliefs people had about them.

Not Raised in a Religious Household

In his book "The Audacity of Hope", Barack Obama writes:

I was not raised in a religious household.

For my mother, organized religion too often dressed up closed-mindedness in the garb of