Picking a U.S. President: Obama Emerges as the Middle East Favorite for His Muslim Heritage

ABC News ^ | Jan. 10, 2008 | LARA SETRAKIAN

[gandalftb]

To all:
Any truth to the allegation that Obama used the Koran when sworn into the Senate?

[My Favorite Headache]

If this country is stupid enough to vote a Muslim into office while we are at war with millions of them...then we deserve to go down.

We are asking for it.

[Defiant]

B-HO for short.

[kalee]

No that was Ellison.

[Ronin]

Sooner or later people are going to have to come to grips with the fact that Obama IS a Muslim in the eyes of much of the Muslim world.

He was born to a Muslim father. He went to an Islamic religious school. Of course he is Muslim — in their eyes.

Muslims do not recognize conversions. You are an Infidel, a Muslim or an apostate. There are no other choices.

I am not saying that he should be disqualified from the presidency because of that, but we can’t ignore that factor either.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Barak Hussein Obama campaign in action...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAUXC_uwaR8

[Beckwith]

How can you be a Christian AND Muslim AT THE SAME TIME???

If you never converted to Christianity in the first place.

Lately, I have been looking at Obama's conversion and nowhere can I find a reference to Obama's baptism.

The best information I can find is this account:

Obama walked down the aisle of Trinity Church to make a formal commitment of his faith. However, Cathleen Falsani, religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, warns us that Obama’s walking the aisle at Trinity is poles apart from what Christians commonly refer to as being "saved, transformed or washed in the blood." In other words, it’s not to be confused with what Jesus called being "born again." As Mr. Obama himself explains, "It wasn’t an epiphany…but just a moment to certify or publicly affirm a growing faith in me."

What kind of faith is it that is growing in Barack Obama? Is it the historic Christian faith? Not according to the good senator, who describes his faith as: (1) Suspicious of dogma (2) Without any monopoly on the truth (3) Nontransferable to others (4) Infused with a big healthy dose of doubt, and (5) Indulgent of and compatible with all other religions. Unlike traditional Christianity, which Mr. Obama bemoans for its “call to evangelize and proselytize,” the good senator’s faith is strictly a personal and private affair. Although he has no qualms about parading it in public in hopes of bolstering his political career, he would never dream of preaching it to others in hopes of converting them to Christ."

How does a "walk down the aisle" make one a Christian?

I would appreciate any hard evidence -- either way -- that Obama is a baptized Christian.

Link

Also Obama claims his conversion happened during "his twenties," but most of the references I find is that his "conversion" occurred in 1992, the same year he married Michelle.

Anybody got any information on this most important issue?

[Madame Dufarge]

'Make it a central plank of your campaign to become world leader.

Yes, yes!

Just DO IT, Barry!

We triple dog dare you.

[Beckwith]

False, false, false. He used a bible.

It was Keith Ellison that used a Quran. One that had belonged to Thomas Jefferson.

Please don’t hand these straw men to Obama’s apologists. It gives them a tool to discredit this site.

[cgbg]

This has been hinted at here, but I bet Hillary knows one of Barack's secrets (and wouldn't be surprised if she put it to the test).

As a child Barack recited the Koran in Arabic--so there is a good chance that he can speak and understand Arabic. If he included that accomplishment in his resume it probably would be a plus. Since he appears to be hiding it this could prove embarassing for him down the road.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Ever ask yourself why Black America is ambivalent about Obama? They know the kind of creature he truly is.

And yet they flock towards Hillary. They obviously don't know the kind of creature SHE truly is. So their judgement is questionable anyway.

[MEGoody]

They may like Obama best now, but if Hillary gets the nomination, they’ll like her best. Anyone but a Republican (with the exception of Ronnie Paul, of course).

[devolve]

[When do we get liberated?]

actually the Arab world loved Hitler. Mein Kamph is still a bestseller over there. As far as I am concerned, anyone popular over there is not popular with me. Bet they’d hate FRED

[freekitty]

Giggle

[libh8er]

Mubarak Hussein Osama .. sounds very Presidential.

[george76]

[PhilDragoo]

[freekitty]

Probably would hate Fred. giggle

[SunkenCiv]

...and the same ones who danced in the streets on 9/11.