After Huckabee Prod, Obama Goes to Church

Just two days after Huckabee suggested that President Obama could quiet rumors about his faith by attending church — the First Family worships publicly for just the third time in almost two years. Ben Smith has the story and draws the connection here:

President Barack Obama, beset by substantial public doubts about his religion and right-wing suspicions that he is Muslim, took a few steps on Sunday to dispel those image problems: He and his family crossed Lafayette Park to St. John’s Episcopal Church, just the third time he has worshipped in public since he became president last year.

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At the Values Voter Summit on Saturday, Mike Huckabee was quoted as saying that Obama could quell rumors about his faith by “leading the example of attending worship” and mentioned that Obama once talked of finding a home church in Washington.

“I hope he’s still mapping that out,” Huckabee said.

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