Posted on 01/28/2015 7:12:13 AM PST by HomerBohn
( President Barack Obama walks from the stage with first lady Michelle Obama after his speech at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, India.)
Obama] noted the persistent false rumors that he is a Muslim, not a Christian. “There have been times where my faith has at times been questioned by people who don’t know me, or they’ve said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing,” Obama said.
What is a “bad thing” is that Obama is a pathological liar, and he has hidden so much from the American people, it’s hard to know what is and isn’t true. There were a number of telling statements and insults in Obama’s speech in India, a close and valued US ally. “Every woman should be able to go about her day and be safe and be treated with the respect and dignity that she deserves.” Does Obama make such remarks in Muslim countries? Never. Are Hindu women in jeopardy from Muslim men? You bet they are, but this is not what Obama is referring to. He thinks nothing of criticizes our allies on their soil on the world stage, but he never criticizes the worst human rights violators in the world. He stands with them (ie Iran, Morsi, Abbas, et al). A number of points to this AP story apart from Obama’s declaration. Obama whines about “his own experience as a minority in the United States.” He is President, for goodness sake. Who buys that crock? And he grew up in Indonesia and then Hawaii just a couple years after it became a state. Not exactly an “American” upbringing.
“Obama calls for religious tolerance, gender equity in final speech of India visit,” January 27, 2015 Associated Press NEW DELHI – President Barack Obama gently nudged India Tuesday to fulfill its constitution’s pledge to uphold the “dignity of the individual,” drawing on his own experience as a minority in the United States as he closed out a three-day visit to New Delhi. Obama said that while he has had extraordinary opportunities, “there were moments in my life where I’ve been treated differently because of the color of my skin.” As he touted the importance of religious tolerance, he noted the persistent false rumors that he is a Muslim, not a Christian.
“There have been times where my faith has at times been questioned by people who don’t know me, or they’ve said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing,” Obama said. Equality is enshrined in India’s constitution, but religious minorities and women have experienced harassment and violence. A horrific gang rape on a moving bus in the heart of New Delhi in 2012 sparked public protests, which prompted more stringent laws. But critics say more progress is needed and Obama gave voice to their cause. “Every woman should be able to go about her day — to walk the street or ride the bus — and be safe and be treated with the respect and dignity that she deserves,” Obama said to applause from the audience of 1,500 at the Siri Fort Auditorium, a government-run event center.
Since taking office in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often talked about women’s rights, urging Indians to treat sons and daughters equally. He recently launched an “educate the daughter, save the daughter,” program to stem sex selective abortions that skews the gender ratio toward boys and to encourage parents to educate girls, who are often considered a burden. Obama nodded to his wife as he noted that he’s married to a strong woman who is not afraid to speak her mind. “Our nations are strongest when we uphold the equality of all our people and that includes our women,” he said.
India is largely Hindu, with almost 80 percent following the faith. At over 12 percent Muslims are India’s largest minority, with Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists making up the rest. While religious groups largely coexist peacefully, the country has seen several flare ups of violence, primarily between Hindus and Muslims.
Obama said no society is immune from man’s darkest impulses, as he raised the 2012 shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin that killed six people. “In that moment of shared grief, our two countries reaffirmed a basic truth, as we must again today, that every person has the right to practice their faith how they choose, or to practice no faith at all, and to do so free of persecution and fear and discrimination,”
Obama said. Modi was denied was denied a visa to the U.S. in 2005, three years after religious riots killed more than 1,000 Muslims in the Indian state where he was the top elected official. He has denied any wrongdoing and India’s top court says it found no evidence of Modi’s involvement in the riots, but India’s Muslims and Christians are wary of Modi’s right wing Bharatiya Janata Party. Obama’s speech was the closing to a three-day visit to celebrate India’s Republic Day, the anniversary of India’s democratic constitution taking force in 1950.
He cut out Tuesday’s plans for a visit to the Taj Mahal, India’s famed white marble monument of love, to add a stop in Saudi Arabia on the way home to pay respects to the royal family following King Abdullah’s death.
Earlier, the Obamas met with Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-child labor activist Kailash Satyarthi and his wife. They were accompanied by three children — a 12-year-old rescued from a button factory, an 8-year-old who lost a finger as a farm worker and a 12-year-old girl who has advocated for clean drinking water in school and against child marriages. Satyarthi said there are still more than 5 million child slaves worldwide and thanked Obama for helping fight the scourge.
In his speech, Obama also raised his pursuit of an agreement with India to cut greenhouse gas emissions. “I know the argument made by some — that it’s unfair for countries like the United States to ask developing nations and emerging economies like India to reduce your dependence on the same fossil fuels that helped power our growth for more than a century,” Obama said. “But here’s the truth — even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if countries that are growing rapidly like India with soaring energy needs don’t also embrace cleaner fuels, then we don’t stand a chance against climate change.”
Obama’s remarks were well-received despite his criticisms of his host country. He drew laughter and applause when he referenced the hugely popular Bollywood movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, or “the brave heart will win the bride.” Obama quoted a line in Hindi from the movie as he joked that he wasn’t able to dance during this visit as in his last. The sentence translates to, “Senorita, these things happen sometimes in big countries.”
He dodges questions by pretending to be a Christian and justifying his being a Muslim without saying so !
No “as ifs” about it all, Obamadork.
Being a Muslim fits you.
Lies, outdated and proven wrong morals, and just plain obnoxiousness.
Dorkbama, you fit the bill.
Live it, pond scum.
What is a “bad thing” is that Obama is a pathological liar, and he has hidden so much from the American people, it’s hard to know what is and isn’t true.
THANK YOU! I’ve been saying that since 2007.
It’s all about Barry...
Obama has not always lied about his religion though his truth telling has been limited to his many “slips of the tongue” and one outright declaration which was ignored because it was in Arabic in a foreign venue.
Being a Muslim fits you.
Lies, outdated and proven wrong morals, and just plain obnoxiousness.
and he declared his adherence to Islam openly at Cairo where he recited shaheed in Arabic for the benefit of his audience. He was educated as a Moslem in Indonesia and probably memorized at least a portion of the Koran and certainly understands that that recitation publicly is, in fact, a declaration of adherence to Islam.
Obama’s father was a Muslim. That makes Obama a Muslim under religious law. Obama has never said when he converted to Christianity or why. Rev. Jeramiah Wright said in an interview, that Obama never converted under him. Why did Barack Hussein Obama keep his Muslim name, if he converted to Christianity?
No, not a bad thing at all. Especially if your are practising Taqiyya as you are the perfect Manchuran Candidate who's purpose is to bring Sharia into the US.
His actions over the last 6 years speak much louder than his words.
“There have been times where my faith SEXUALITY has at times been questioned by people who don’t know me, or they’ve said that I adhere to a different religion SEXUAL ORIENTATION, as if that were somehow a bad thing,” Obama said.
Taqiyya: A form of religious dissimulation...
Kitman: Concealment; dissimulation by omission.
Hiyal: Deception practiced to gain political or legalistic advantage.
The Muzzie Liar Trifecta...Obama hits and scores on all three...
How long after he is out of office will he publicly come out as a Muslim? What’s the over / under?
I don’t believe he’s a Muslim.
I believe his “religion” is Anti-Christianism.
Muslims just happen to align with that.
He told an Islamic dinner - "I am one of you."
He was on ABC News and referenced - "My Muslim faith."
He gave $100 million in U.S. taxpayer funds to re-build foreign mosques.
He wrote that in the event of a conflict -"I will stand with the Muslims."
He assured the Egyptian Foreign Minister that - "I am a Muslim."
He bowed in submission before the Saudi King.
He sat for 20 years in a Liberation Theology Church condemning Christianity and professing Marxism.
He exempted Muslims from penalties under Obamacare that the rest of us have to pay.
He purposefully omitted - "endowed by our Creator" - from his recitation of The Declaration Of Independence.
He mocked the Bible and Jesus Christ's Sermon On The Mount while repeatedly referring to the 'HOLY' Quran.
He traveled the Islamic world denigrating the United States Of America.
He instantly threw the support of his administration behind the building of the Ground Zero Victory mosque overlooking the hallowed crater of the World Trade Center.
He refused to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, but hastened to host an Islamic prayer breakfast at the WH.
He ordered both Georgetown Univ. and Notre Dame to shroud all vestiges of Jesus Christ BEFORE he would agree to go there to speak, but in contrast, he have NEVER requested that the mosques he visited adjust their decor.
He appointed anti-Christian fanatics to his Czar Corps.
He appointed rabid Islamists to Homeland Security.
He said that NASA's "foremost mission" was an outreach to Muslim communities.
As an Illinois Senator he was the ONLY individual who would speak in favor of infanticide.
He is the first President not to give a Christmas Greeting from the WH, and went so far as to hang photos of Chairman Mao on the WH tree.
He curtailed the military tribunals of all Islamic terrorists.
He refused to condemn the Ft. Hood killer as an Islamic terrorist.
He refused to speak-out concerning the horrific executions of women throughout the Muslim culture, but yet, has submitted Arizona to the UN for investigation of hypothetical human-rights abuses.
When queried in India he refused to acknowledge the true extent of radical global Jihadists, and instead profusely praised Islam in a country that is 82% Hindu and the victim of numerous Islamic terrorists assaults.
He funneled $900 Million in U.S. taxpayer dollars to Hamas.
He ordered the USPS to honor the MUSLIM holiday with a new commemorative stamp.
He directed our UK Embassy to conduct outreach to help "empower" the British Muslim community.
He embraced the fanatical Muslim Brotherhood in his quest to overthrow the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, who had worked with Israel to fight terror for decades..
He provided funding for mandatory Arabic language, Quaran, and culture studies in schools across our country.
He follows the Muslim custom of not wearing any form of jewelry during Ramadan. Again this year, he wore no wedding ring and no watch during Ramadan.
He departs for Hawaii over the Christmas season so as to avoid past criticism for NOT participating in seasonal WH religious events.
He was quick to support the Muslim Brotherhood to depose Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, formerly America's strongest ally in North Africa; but, remained muted in your non-response to the Brotherhood slaughter of Egyptian Christians by the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader, Mohammed Morsi.
He quickly invited and then hosted with a hero’s welcome for terrorist Mohammed Morsi in the White House, after he overthrew Mubarek! The Muslim Brotherhood terror group is the parent of terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
He appointed and is never far from his chief adviser, Valerie Jarrett, a Muslim, who is a co-organizer of the Muslim Sisterhood, an off-shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. She is Iranian and her parents still live in Iran.
Obama actions tell the truth about him.
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You are correct. If he was Christian he would know IT IS “a bad thing”. The deep down truth is, we have at this time a President who does more for Islam than for Christianity or America.
It should be criminal for someone in office to hide their public record like Obama has done.
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