Thursday, November 1, 2007

Is Obama Muslim?

Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR2007112802757.html?hpid=topnews

So Barack Obama was once a Muslim? The article states that Obama was, during some time in his life, a Muslim because he was trained as a young child in Indonesia. The article states "Since declaring his candidacy for president in February, Obama, a member of a congregation of the United Church of Christ in Chicago, has had to address assertions that he is a Muslim or that he had received training in Islam in Indonesia, where he lived from ages 6 to 10. While his father was an atheist and his mother did not practice religion, Obama's stepfather did occasionally attend services at a mosque there." In campaign appearances, Obama regularly mentions his time living and attending school in Indonesia, and the fact that his paternal grandfather, a Kenyan farmer, was a Muslim. Obama invokes these facts as part of his case that he is prepared to handle foreign policy, despite having been in the Senate for only three years, and that he would literally bring a new face to parts of the world where the United States is not popular. Controversies arose regarding this and Obama has had to make it clear and make continuous statements that these allegations are false. It really is truly sad that it has come down to this. For a presidential candidate to intensely and aggressively deny such a fact... what has America come to.. honestly.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

what is the big about him being a suspected muslim? is being muslim a crime? after reading whats on http://obamamuslim.com I am convinced this is a retarded issue.