Obama: Faith Hijacked By Right Wing Evangelicals

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:10 PM ET

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Associated Press:

"Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and faith started being used to drive us apart," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a 30-minute speech before the national meeting of the United Church of Christ.

"Faith got hijacked, partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us," the Illinois senator said.

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