Obama: "The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray" and "It's also comforting to know that people are praying for you who don't always agree with you." Obama refers to Tom Coburn, who attended the breakfast, and called him a "dear friend." On people who question the Obamas' faith, "We are reminded ultimately what matters is not what other people say about us, but whether we're being true to our conscious, true to our god." Obama is always in his element in these religious settings. I say that as a sort of non believer. Full speech (transcript):
