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January 17th, 2013
07:07 PM ET

Obama chooses Bible steeped in history

CNN's Lisa Sylvester is given access to the Bible Obama has chosen for his inauguration, a tiny book used by Lincoln.

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  1. Phyllis G Williams

    "Bible steeped in History"
    "He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not" (John 1: 10; Hebrews 1: 2)

    January 20, 2013 at 9:43 pm | Reply
  2. Prasanna Kumar

    President Obama is one of the best President we ever had you should thank God that Mitt Romeny never won can you imagine those DARK 12 years we had to go through with the republicans running this country the war we never should have gone is going to end thank GOD and thank you President very much GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

    January 18, 2013 at 10:42 pm | Reply
  3. Phyllis G Williams

    Beautiful Bible. May God bless him. Thank God I knew from birth that The Lord Jesus is the answer for every human being (Acts 4: 12)

    January 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm | Reply
  4. Jim Thomas

    He has a lot to prove with the good LORD'S BIBLE and accepting the CONSTITUTION of the USA.He has NOT done that so far.Just think AMERICA,we are stuck with this guy for 4 more years.GOD HELP US.GOD BLESS AMERICA.GO USA.

    January 17, 2013 at 8:21 pm | Reply
    • Bob Fates from Chicago

      When it came to religion, 'honest' Abe, an athiest, had no problem in evoking the bible when it suited his purposes. Whatever it took to keep the superstitious mollified.

      Gawd......has nothing to do with America.

      January 20, 2013 at 12:49 pm | Reply

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