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Why are Americans confused about Obama's religion?
The Washington Examiner ^ | February 22, 2015 | Byron York

Posted on 02/22/2015 3:22:57 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

"..........In June,2012, Gallup asked,"Do you happen to know the religious faith of Barack Obama?" Forty-four percent said they did not know,while 36 percent said he is a Christian, 11 percent said he is a Muslim, and eight percent said he has no religion. The "don't know" group included 36 percent of Democrats.(A larger number of Republicans, 47 percent, said they didn't know Obama's religion,as did 46 percent of independents.)........

.....Whenever the issue pops up, Obama's most ardent supporters are quick to blame conservative media for misperceptions about Obama's religion. But it's possible something in Obama's public presentation of himself has also created confusion among a significant number of Americans about his religion. The fact is, Obama's religious roots and development have always been a complicated story. In 2010, after the Pew poll came out, I wrote about the causes of public confusion about Obama and faith, particularly the belief that he is a Muslim:........."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: domesticpolicy; foreignpolicy; leadership; msm; muslim; obama; obamareligion; religion
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’m not confused.


81 posted on 02/22/2015 7:20:55 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: Eagles6
video...Obama IS or IS NOT a Muslim You judge
82 posted on 02/22/2015 7:36:46 AM PST by Stand Watch Listen (When the going gets tough...the Low Information President Obola (LIPO) goes golfing)
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To: ought-six

I think we know. ..


83 posted on 02/22/2015 8:16:38 AM PST by uncitizen (Obama hates America.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

It’s obvious to me: Obama is a pagan idolotar. He worships himself.


84 posted on 02/22/2015 8:20:08 AM PST by Lysandru
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To: Stand Watch Listen

Thanks.


85 posted on 02/22/2015 8:46:27 AM PST by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

As a Catholic I would not insult evangelical Christians or another group of Christianity by comparing with Barack Obama - who seems to have no devotion to anyone but himself. Oftentimes I think he may be the Ant-Christ - or perhaps Islam is the anti-Christ.

I do not think having faith and charity means that we should suspend all common sense when evaluating Barack Obama.


86 posted on 02/22/2015 9:20:25 AM PST by Gumdrop
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To: wetgundog
He is an America hating, homosexual, communist, Muslim. Always has and always will be.

Stop reading my mind! You are hacking my brain!....(keep it up)

FMCDH(BITS)

87 posted on 02/22/2015 10:13:01 AM PST by nothingnew (Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Says he’s Christian but acts like a Muslim. Hence the confusion.


88 posted on 02/22/2015 11:27:19 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

He was raise around muslims, and by communists. He is an atheist communist muslim sympathizer.


89 posted on 02/22/2015 2:40:16 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Ready for Teddy. Cruz, that is. Texas conservative.)
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To: 353FMG
What is even more of a mystery is how the American public voted for him, TWICE! Bad omen for America’s future.

That is the frightening thing. We can perhaps recover from Obama. We have no chance to recover from voters who can look at Obama and see nothing wrong.

90 posted on 02/22/2015 3:11:12 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Says he’s Christian but acts like a Muslim. Hence the confusion.

your answer is so simple yet true for many people. The simplicity of it is how we know that the title was just contrived to have the effect of making people say to themselves "oh it's me. I'm just confused". It was in no way a serious question that they intended to address because if they did, they would have easily come to your same conclusion.

91 posted on 02/22/2015 3:15:35 PM PST by uncitizen (Obama hates America.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The question for anyone is,
“If Christianity were illegal, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

92 posted on 02/22/2015 3:51:35 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion ('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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To: Pollster1

“Obama is obviously as Christian as he is American.”

Obviously so! He is NO Christian and he is NO American.


93 posted on 02/22/2015 5:24:37 PM PST by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“I question the devotion of the president to Christianity.”

I DON’T question his devotion to Christianity just as I don’t question the existence of Linus’s “Great Pumpkin”. I consider both to be equally laughable. You don’t question something that you know to be false, you only question something that you think MIGHT be true.


94 posted on 02/22/2015 5:29:03 PM PST by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

He practices the Flim Flam Jive, it sounds similar to the Jim Jam Jumpin’ Jive except much less pleasant to watch. Cab Calloway would have been a much better president also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWTGQH58bP8


95 posted on 02/22/2015 5:47:13 PM PST by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I am not confused about Ophonybama’s “religion!”

He is a Moslem!


96 posted on 02/22/2015 8:58:18 PM PST by Taxman (I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Americans are not confused by Obama’s religion. I don’t really care about the other sons of bitches.


97 posted on 02/22/2015 9:01:00 PM PST by sport
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To: Pollster1

Surely, you cannot be serious?


98 posted on 02/22/2015 9:11:40 PM PST by Taxman (I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!)
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To: Taxman; RipSawyer
Surely, you cannot be serious?

I am serious, since, as RipSawyer says, "he is NO American".

99 posted on 02/23/2015 1:33:07 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Taxman

And don’t call my Shirley.


100 posted on 02/23/2015 1:33:42 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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