Obama's not Muslim, he's a Unitarian Universalist

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We have proof:

The Obamas attended a private memorial service for Madelyn Dunham, who lived in a modest apartment here and died of cancer at age 86 two days before the presidential election.

The service was held at the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, a two-story house converted into a place of worship. The service was closed to the media.

Comments

Unknown said…
Well, his grandparents belonged to a Unitarian church in 1950s, and his mother attend the youth group there, but he may or may not been raised UU. As a UU, I can certainly say he sounds like he was pretty familiar with our basic beliefs and principles. But as the parent of two young adults who were raised UU, I can say that, just as in many denominations, our children don't always follow in our spiritual footsteps. He doesn't seem to self-identify as UU.

I found myself wondering, during the smear campaigns, whether being UU would be seen by his enemies as better or worse than being Muslim.
12:27 AM, December 26, 2008
Zachary Drake said…
Thanks for posting, Jo. I didn't know about Obama's family's UU background. I don't actually think Obama's a UU. I was just being silly with this headline/post.
12:38 AM, December 26, 2008
Read Ma Lips said…
I dont know whats wrong to be Unitarian !
12:19 AM, December 27, 2008
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