Posted on 11/26/2009 8:53:44 AM PST by Astronaut
The 87-year-old Kenyan grandmother of President Obama – once described by the Associated Press as a "Christian" – is making the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, the Hajj, according to news reports.
The annual Islamic tradition was noted by the president, who issued a special statement today as Sarah Obama was reported to be a guest of the Saudi Arabian king.
"Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha. The rituals of Hajj and Eid al-Adha both serve as reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world's major religions," the statement, posted on the White House government website, said.
"During Hajj, the world's largest and most diverse gathering, three million Muslims from all walks of life – including thousands of American Muslims – will stand in prayer on Mount Arafat. The following day, Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha and distribute food to the less fortunate to commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son out of obedience to God," Barack Obama said.
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Praise be! Now, at least I have ONE thing to be thankful for today!
If Barry was a raised in a Muslim family what are they odds they decided to raise him as a Muslim?
And what would be the penalty for his “late life conversion” to Christianity?
I thought women weren’t allowed to make the trip to the Haj, since women are only marginally human, in Islam.
If it walks like a duck...
Why didn’t Obama go along with her and stay there?That way he could have been just a little bit closer to his half brother in Kenya.
Makes sense to me! Help, I've fallen down a rabbit hole and I can't get up!
Christians dont make the Haj to Mecca. If Barry’s grandma is a Muslim, and his Grandpa was a Muslim, and his Daddy was a Muslim, what does that make Barry Hussein Obama? A Christian, of course, according to the left wing media”
The entire Christian world has to wake up to the facts that you have stated here.
You are correct.
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