Hey Happyhominid,
I had seen pieces of this speech but not this much. As one user asks on Youtube. Do you know when and where this speech was made? I'm an atheist myself but I would be curious to hear how religious people react to this. I'm sure there's a whole spectrum of "religious people" so let's say "mainstream religious people" instead. I suspect though, that Obama being a shrewd politician (you have to admit this even if you don't like him! like I do with K. Rove) made sure to check with pollsters and focus groups before making that speech...
Best,
It's another day in paradise...
here was the Daily Kos article at the time.
http://www.dailykos.com/sto ry/2006/6/28/11537/5568
Sorry... just copy and paste it.