US president Barack Obama has said the Christmas story is dear to him and Michelle his wife as Christians.
At the White House, he spoke of a ‘child born far from home’.
Last year, after lighting the National Christmas Tree behind the White House Obama had said “while this story may be a Christian one, its lesson is universal.”
The embracing of the Christian label came amid three separate polls in the last year that said one in four Americans think the president is a Muslim, 43 percent said they did not know what faith he follows and four in 10 Protestant pastors don’t consider him to be a Christian.
Obama has spoken of his faith several times saying he prays daily. At Easter, he said “as Christians, we believe that redemption can be delivered by faith in Jesus Christ.” However, this time his language is more open and personal.
The White House has declined to comment on the president’s current language. In the past, he has called him a man of ‘strong Christian faith.’
