Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In our household, the Bible, the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita sat on the shelf alongside books of Greek and Norse and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those opposed to abortion cannot simply invoke God's will-they have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If all it took was someone proclaiming I believe Jesus Christ and that he died for my sins, and that was all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants - farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said this before, and I know this raises questions in the minds of some evangelicals. I do not believe that my… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell. I can't imagine that my… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages - the Ten Commandments, say, or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
From Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope:" "I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is something that I'm sure I'd have serious debates with my fellow Christians about. I think that the difficult thing about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. But I feel very strongly that whether the reward is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
