Obama can be seen addressing a crowd about religion and the role it plays in our lives and in politics. The most interesting line comes at the beginning of the video when he tells the crowd America is no longer a Christian nation:  We are no longer a Christian nation. At least not  just ! Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?   At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It s the art of the impossible. If God s spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God s edicts regardless of the consequences. Barack Obama goes on to criticize his interpretation of several passages in the Bible suggesting God s word is ridiculous and needs to be examined and challenged 