And does someone who knows the Shahada - the Muslim confession of faith by heart in Arabic - how much of a Christian is he really? That's as related by what Obama told Kristof!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Knowing the NY Times, they're probably obfuscating what people are thinking and saying. Was Obama a Muslim? Definitely, his father was Muslim, that makes him a Muslim. His step-father was Muslim. Obama was registered in Indonesia as a Muslim. He went to Muslim religious classes in Indonesia.
So, if I say I believe that Obama was a Muslim, does that put me in the NY Times 1/3rd?