Loyola Marymount scholar analyzes Obama's Bible references in public addresses
Professor Jeffrey S. Siker presented his academic paper at the Catholic Biblical Assn. of America's international conference. Obama quotes Bible passages that appeal to the broadest base, Siker said.
When President Obama cites the Bible in his public speeches, he expresses a faith rooted in the African American church as well as a refusal to cede the realm of religion to Republicans, according to a theology professor at Loyola Marymount University.