On the back of a controversial survey which revealed that 1 in 5 Americans believe that Obama is actually a Muslim, a woman used an event designed to discuss the economy to grill President Barack Obama about his faith and views on abortion.
Obama was speaking in Albuquerque as part of a public outreach to explain his policies and campaign for Democrats in the November congressional elections.
However, the US president seemed happy enough to take the time to personally share about his faith, and how his public service was "an expression" of his faith.
"I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead," Obama said.
"Being my brothers' and sisters' keeper. Treating others as they would treat me. And I think also understanding that, you know, that Jesus Christ dying for my sins spoke to the humility that we all have to have as human beings."
Humans are "sinful" and "flawed" beings that make mistakes and "achieve salvation through the grace of God," the president added, saying that we also can "see God in other people and do our best to help them find their, you know, their own grace."
"So that's what I strive to do," Obama said. "That's what I pray to do everyday. I think my public service is part of that effort to express my Christian faith."
The woman then inquired about Obama’s regulations on early and late-term abortion, a politically charged issue in the abortion debate.
Obama responded that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare" in America, adding that families and not the government "should be the ones making the decision."
Restrictions against late-term abortion are in place now, he stated, adding that "people still argue and disagree about it. That's part of our Democratic tradition."