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One of the linked articles cited in the thread article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201211/the-obama-campaign-s-secret-weapon-psychologists

contained this:

“In dealing with the right wing claim that Obama was a Muslim, it was suggested that an affirming, competing message would be more effective than simply denying the claim. The Obama campaign apparently took this advice to heart and repeatedly emphasized that Obama is a Christian.”

The claim that Obama is Christian is a lie. His “fight the smears” page even said he was a lifelong Christian. He was born to an agnostic mother, raised by two muslim fathers, enrolled in school in Indonesia as a muslim where he attended koranic studies (a fact he wrote about in his autobiography) and then was raised by his Unitarian grandmother. He said he came to Jesus through Jeremiah Wright (an ex-muslim reverend with little credibility). When was Obama baptized? His interview with “God’s Girl” on faith wasn’t very convincing. He sees Jesus as a historical figure but not the only way to salvation. Sin is what goes against “Obama’s values”. These are his own admissions.

But Obama needed the church going black vote to take office. Never mind that pastors lied to their congregations about Obama’s stance on abortion and homosexuality.

Obama may not be a muslim, but it is a lie to deny he was raised in the muslim faith for at least part of his life. It’s also a lie to sell him as a Christian. He doesn’t attend church now because he says it would be disruptive in the congregation. This didn’t seem to be problematic for the other 40+ presidents.