Posted on 08/18/2010 6:56:14 PM PDT by markomalley
The number of Americans who believe -- wrongly -- that President Obama is a Muslim has increased significantly since his inauguration and now account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's population.
Those results, from a new Pew Research Center survey, were drawn from interviews done before the president's comments about the construction of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero, and they suggest that there could be serious political danger for the White House as the debate continues.
The president's religion, like his place of birth, has been the subject of Internet-spread rumors and falsehoods since before he began his presidential campaign, and the poll indicates that those rumors have gained currency since Obama took office. The number of people who now correctly identify Obama as a Christian has dropped to 34 percent, down from nearly half when he took office.
White House officials expressed dismay over the poll results. Faith adviser Joshua DuBois blamed "misinformation campaigns" by the president's opponents.
"While the president has been diligent and personally committed to his own Christian faith, there's certainly folks who are intent on spreading falsehoods about the president and his values and beliefs," DuBois said.
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very well put WIR. a man’s/women’s faith, or ‘core’ belief, as you state, should never have had to be ‘corrected’ like steffy did to muslim boy in this interview. of course, as we know, our/the state run pravda media made darn sure this was sunk low...at that time. the fact that this video is still ‘up’ in various places just shows how confident the powers that be are in their feelings and that they still feel that they are untouchable and that the 50-70 mill. sheeople are still lapping up the crap. pray for our nation huh? we have never been on the edge as we are now.
Obama is as about as Christian as I am Muslim, and I had ham for dinner tonight.
Same here......and I had pork chops for dinner.
I’d bet 0bama secretly eats pork.....pork ribs.
>He bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia!
On the other hand, he also bowed to the Emperor of Japan, and I don’t think that he’s a Muslim.
>He canceled National Prayer Day at the White House.
Doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a Muslim. he could just as easily be a atheist or secular humanist.
>He hangs out with Farrakhan.
Father Pfilger (sic) also likes Farrakhan.
>He even admitted he was muslim.
I think he meant to say ‘my alleged muslim faith’. I don’t think that a actual Muslim would go so far as to join a non-muslim religion (Wright’s church) much less for 20 years.
He bowed to the emperor of Japan after he bowed to Abdullah and after he had taken so much heat for his Arab indiscretion.
Clearly he did this to cover his butt so apologists like you could make this feeble distinction.
Father Pfilger (sic) also likes Farrakhan.
Father Pfilger is a fool.
I think he meant to say ‘my alleged muslim faith’.
Think whatever you like. He said what he said.
I don’t think that a actual Muslim would go so far as to join a non-muslim religion (Wright’s church) much less for 20 years.
lol. Maybe you don't know any politicians. They do a lot of strange things for votes and influence.
A duck acting like a turkey but with the mentality of a snake. A very enigmatic person.
He’s a mousy muslim who acts stupidly.
You know, ever since he falsely accused the Cambridge Police dept. of acting stupidly, HE’S been acting stupidly ever since. His chickens have come home to roost.
It would be a good reason for Obama and his henchmen to keep all his records secret.
More stupidly each day.
Scary that things with Israel are where they are.
And this guy is in office.
James Cone founded the Black Liberation Theology movement.
You nailed it.
He does have gods , himself and government.
He is a damaged man.
How do Cohen/Shear explain away his own reference to “my Muslim faith”?
He was born to a Muslim father = Muslim.
What’s hard to understand about that?
"While the president has been diligent and personally committed to his own Christian faith, there's certainly folks who are intent on spreading falsehoods about the president and his values and beliefs," DuBois said.
Looks to me like the only one spreading a misinformation campaign is a one Obama voter and propagandist Joshua Dubois.......
He's not only Muslim the Muslims paid to put him into power!
what the hell is wrong with you? how old are you muslim lover? good God. you kids are really something.
what the hell is wrong with you? how old are you muslim lover? good God. you kids are really something.
damn, Doc.....these muslin loving kids here are to much!!! 24-40 years old......falling for hussien’s crap. hard to deal with I guess for this old timer. grow up young’ns.....hussein is not your friend! he is a MUSLIM!!!! wake the hell up young FReepers!! think of our American citizens forced to decide.....burn alive or jump to their deaths from the twin towers...these kid muslim lovers are really something huh Doc????
One thing is for sure.. The POTUS is more Pro-Muslim than Pro-American.
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