FACT CHECK #LKET6DOR

WHAT WE FOUND

Barack Obama did use the specific phrase, but the claim is MISLEADING because it frequently strips away context and qualifiers that change the meaning of his remarks 1 2. In a June 2006 speech, then-Senator Obama stated, Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation, at least, not just, before listing other faiths including Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism to illustrate American pluralism 3 6 8 9. As president in April 2009, he remarked during a press conference in Turkey that Americans do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Muslim nation, but rather a nation of citizens bound by a shared set of values 5 7. High-credibility fact-checking organizations and archival reviews have noted that removing the qualifier at least, not just creates a false impression that the statement was a rejection of the nation's Christian population or heritage rather than an acknowledgement of its diversity 2 3.

SOURCES

1. 1 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Obama and the "Christian Nation" Quote - FactCheck.org

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2. 2 · factually.coFACT-CHECKER
   Barack Obama stated "we are no longer a Christian nati...

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3. 3 · jacksonville.comFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Check: Remarks from Obama prompt Pat Boone letter

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4. 4 · answersingenesis.orgWEB
   The End of Christian America | Answers in Genesis

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5. 5 · justfacts.votesmart.orgWEB
   Issue Position: America - A Christian Nation

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6. 6 · latimes.comWEB
   Evangelical leaders echo Obama, say U.S. not a Christian nation - Los Angeles Times

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7. 7 · faithwriters.comWEB
   A Christian Nation No More | FaithWriters

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8. 8 · thethink.instituteWEB
   A Question for Obama Concerning Our Christian Nation, America As a "Cut Flower" Civilization, and a Question About the 10 Commandments In Schools — The Think Institute

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9. 9 · skeptics.stackexchange.comWEB
   united states - Did Obama say the USA is "no longer a Christian Nation"? - Skeptics Stack Exchange

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