There has been a lot of debate recently over what President Barack Obama’s religion is. Some say he is Muslim, while others tend to disagree. Obama himself claims to be a Christian, but for some that’s not good enough. Could it be that Obama is Agnostic?

On Tuesday President Obama let people know that he is “Christian by choice”.

The rumors that have been floating around are that he was raised a Muslim, thus he must be a “Muslim”. However, that is not how religion works. Religion is determined by what you believe in. If Obama was raised a Muslim while he was growing up, that does not mean he is “Muslim”.

If Obama says that he believes in the “Christian Faith”, the “doctrine of salvation”, and of Jesus Christ “Dying for his sins”, than there should be no debate over whether he is Muslim or Christian. This is of course if you believe that what he says is true.

Another line of thought that has been becoming quite popular, is that President Obama may be Agnostic. Being Agnostic could mean many things, as agnosticism is subdivided into several categories. For the most part, the belief of someone who is considered to be Agnostic is, “they do not know if a god or gods exist, but do not claim to know that a god or gods do not exist either.”

To be Atheist means that one believes in the absence of a deity or deities. An Atheist believes that there is no god, thus does not have a religion. The Agnostic belief takes more of a “I will believe in it when I see proof” approach to religion. One could be Agnostic, but favor a certain religion like Christianity or Islam, or could just be Agnostic in general and not favor any certain religion.

Barack Obama does not seem to be a very religious man, so it would be easy to assume that he is Agnostic. It is surprising to see that no one has approached the president questioning whether or not he was Agnostic.

As the President of the United States, looking to win his second term, it would make the most sense for Obama to claim that he is a Christian, since the majority of voters are Christian. However, the belief that I have is that President Obama is Agnostic.