Barack Obama will, in fact, be using his controversial middle name – “Hussein” – when he takes the oath of office on January 20.

"I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition, not trying to make a statement one way or the other. I’ll do what everybody else does,” the president-elect told the Chicago Tribune in a wide-ranging Q & A. Oh, and just a reminder to all those still wondering: No, he’s not a Muslim. He’s Christian. He will be placing his hand on a Bible.

Obama also talked about building a border fence, keeping his Chicago roots, being the first black president and more. Here are a few excerpts of what he dished on. Click here if you want to read the entire transcript.

Q: Do you have a spiritual adviser now?

A: You know, one of the wonderful things that we did during the campaign was to set up sort of a prayer circle, across the country of pastors who, from all denominations all religious faiths, who would every morning, a few of them would get on the phone and pray for me … I’m reliant on the pastors who are friends of mine and who I talk to for support and my own prayer life at home.

Q: Are you prepared to give a speech in an Islamic capital? Would that send a message about inclusiveness and tolerance given the mutual suspicion that exists between these different faiths?

A: … I think we’ve got a unique opportunity to reboot America’s image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular. So, we need to take advantage of that and the message I want to send is that we will be unyielding in stamping out the kind of terrorist extremism that we saw in Mumbai. We will be at the same time unrelenting in our desire to create a relationship of mutual respect and partnership with countries and peoples of good will who want their citizens and ours to prosper together. And I think that the world is ready for that message.

Q: As the first black president, do you feel a special mission to fulfill the vision of the civil-rights movement and how can you use the office to make further progress in race relations?

A: Obviously, I am honored and gratified to be part of this journey to change how race is viewed and dealt with in this country. But I think it’s important to understand, it’s not just me, or African Americans that want to see better race relations. I think all Americans do. That’s part of the message that I delivered throughout this campaign. And, so I think the burden is going to be on all of us to continue to make progress on these fronts.

Q: Could you talk to the point of whether an appointment by Gov. [Rod] Blagojevich would taint whoever your successor would be, given what we know?

A. I think what the people of Illinois deserve is somebody they can trust, somebody that’s going to fight for them and, you know, I think we’ve got to make sure that whatever process emerges gives them that assurance. I haven’t examined all the options that are out there at this point.