A mini debate has exploded on several blogs over whether President-elect Barack Obama can call himself a Christian.
If you’re just catching up, first read this 2004 interview with Obama, but here are the relevant sections.
FALSANI: Who’s Jesus to you? (Obama laughs nervously)
OBAMA: Right. Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he’s also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher. And he’s also a wonderful teacher. I think it’s important for all of us, of whatever faith, to have teachers in the flesh and also teachers in history.