Kendall, your friend probably can't trace his sources back past, 'I got it in an e-mail from a guy' or 'so-and-so said'.

From the interview (the entire thing is pretty honest and totally clear) quoted on the Truth of Fiction site to which I linked:

'In terms of actual beliefs, Obama told Falsini that he has a deep faith "...rooted in the Christian tradition." He added, "I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people, that there are values that transcend race or culture, that move us forward, and that there's an obligation for all of us individually as well as collectively to take responsibility to make those values lived."'

Ask your e-mail pal if he thinks that's what an evil person would say.