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• Sarah Palin was baptized a Roman Catholic when she was baby
but began visiting the Wasilla Assembly of God, a Pentecostal
church along with her mother in her teens. Sarah Palin now visits
various churches and does not consider herself a Pentecost
• Palin visits the independent Christian churches; Church on
the Rock, Juneau Christian Centre and the Wasilla bible
Church.
• Palin once stated that "Nobody is going to convince me that
my foundation of faith is not good for me and for my family no
matter the mocking, no matter what any body says about it, I'm
going to keep plugging away at this and I'm going to keep seeking
God's guidance and His wisdom and His favor and His grace, for
me, for my family, for this campaign, for our nation."?
• She was the leader of her neighborhood Fellowship of
Christian Athletes group during her high school years.
• Her expressions of faith can be understood from her pro-life
stance and her Christian faith which prevented her from aborting
her fifth pregnancy despite the fact that the tests revealed that
the child would be born with Down's syndrome. She says that they
are blessed to be chosen by God to look after this special
baby.
• Her Christian faith comes from her mother who used to make
her children visit the area Bible churches during their
adolescent years.
• When questioned what religion she was by Time Magazine, Sarah
replied, "Christian" and when asked whether she was any
particular type of Christian she answered "No, Bible believing
Christian."
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Obama is a practicing Christian. His biological father, Obama
Sr., came from a mixed Christian-Muslim-Animist family
background. His stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, was a nominal Muslim,
while his mother, Ann Dunham, was a nominal Christian. His
maternal grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, were
Christians.
While living in Chicago, Obama and his wife, Michelle, attended
Sunday service at the Trinity United Church of Christ for almost
two decades. However, following controversial remarks made by the
church's pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, in 2008, they have
distanced themselves from the church since.
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