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• October 28, 2008
• Kenya: Exploring Obama's Religious Roots

  Posted: October 28th, 2008, 3:52pm CDT

  Tags:  Obama  

  On a recent trip to Kenya, I sat down with Said Obama, Sen. Barack Obama's uncle, and asked him about his family and religion.
  
  "We were born into a Muslim family in a predominantly Christian area," Said Obama said. "We went to Christian schools and studied Christian religious education. Whenever we were short of something we were sent into Christian homes (to borrow) and whenever they were short of something they were sent into our home. Religion never became an issue."
  
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