Barack Obama actually said...

"Americans have long turned to prayer both in times of joy and times of sorrow."

"I join the citizens of our Nation in giving thanks, in accordance with our own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings."

"Let us give thanks for the freedom to practice our faith as we see fit, whether individually or in fellowship."

"One of the problems we have had in the past is that something--sometimes it takes too long to get projects off the ground. There are all these permits and red tape and planning and this and that, and ..."