In contrast, writer Eboo Patel in Newsweek suggested that President Obama had a somewhat different sense of active citizenship, meaning strong families, a vibrant civic center in which persons of different faiths and secular backgrounds work together, with government acting as a "catalyst".
ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst, ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ˈɛbuː pɐtˈɛl ɪn nˈuːzwiːk sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt pɹˈɛzɪdənt oʊbˈɑːmə hæd ɐ sˈʌmwʌt dˈɪfɹənt sˈɛns ʌv ˈæktɪv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp, mˈiːnɪŋ stɹˈɔŋ fˈæmɪliz, ɐ vˈaɪbɹənt sˈɪvɪk sˈɛntɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ pˈɜːsənz ʌv dˈɪfɹənt fˈeɪθs ænd sˈɛkjʊlɚ bˈækɡɹaʊndz wˈɜːk təɡˈɛðɚ, wɪð ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈæktɪŋ æz ˈeɪ "kˈæɾɐlˌɪst".