The president joined Cabinet secretaries, members of the diplomatic corps and lawmakers to pay tribute to what he called "a great religion and its commitment to justice and progress."
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Obama also noted the contributions of Muhammad Ali, who was not in attendance, though the president borrowed a quote from famous boxer, explaining religion.
"A few years ago," Obama said, "he explained this view -- and this is part of why he's The Greatest -- saying, 'Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams -- they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do -- they all contain truths."'
All truths are predicated on the big truth: Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the only hope for salvation. Everything else is secondary to that. Any religion that denies that doesn’t “contain truths” it is a pernicious lie that leads to hell. Period. Being a Christian means something or it doesn't mean anything and what you believe matters.
He certainly is not the first President to make these sorts of claims. Can someone be a Christian and praise a faith that damns people to an everlasting hell? Can you deny what Christ said and deny His exclusivity and still be a Christian?
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