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View Poll Results: What is Obama's religion?
Christian 59 49.17%
Muslim 34 28.33%
Other 9 7.50%
Don't know 18 15.00%
Voters: 120. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-19-2010, 07:30 AM
 
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Poll: Growing number incorrectly call Obama Muslim - latimes.com (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-naw-poll-20100819,0,6160533.story - broken link)

Growing Number of Americans Say Obama is a Muslim: OVERVIEW - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Looks like the anti-Obama propagandists are winning this particular argument - pathetic as it may be.
He is a Unitarian not a muslim.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:31 AM
 
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Obama holds Ramadan dinner yet downplays National Day of Prayer.
Obama tones down National Day of Prayer observance - CNN.com

Actions speak louder than words.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:35 AM
 
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spoken(typed) like a religous bigot
Hillary Clinton herself brought up his Muslim background during the campaign. She's far from conservative. Leftists believe it also.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:35 AM
 
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He is a Unitarian not a muslim.
Link please where Obama declares this?
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:37 AM
 
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Poll: Growing number incorrectly call Obama Muslim - latimes.com (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-naw-poll-20100819,0,6160533.story - broken link)

Growing Number of Americans Say Obama is a Muslim: OVERVIEW - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Looks like the anti-Obama propagandists are winning this particular argument - pathetic as it may be.
This is what happens when you combine ignornance, fear, hatred and bigotry.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:47 AM
 
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This is what happens when you combine ignornance, fear, hatred and bigotry.
Why do some people love to throw around words like "ignorance", "fear" and "hatred" without any evidence and no idea what those words actually mean.

Are they trying to find a new card to play now that the race card no longer works for them?
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:48 AM
 
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There should be another option " Could not care less".

I am not quite sure what his religion has to do with his aptitude . As long as he is tolerant of other religions ( or those who like myself are avowed Atheists) and not an extremist I really could not care less.

His kids go to a Quaker School , he goes to Church so I would assume he is a Christian at least nominally like the vast majority of Christians who claim Christianity as their own. What he believes in is his own business and I simply do not understand this obsession Americans have with the religious belief of their politicians. Faith should be an introspective thing, something between, him and his conscience and his God ( or lack or therein). He certainly shows no signs of being a Muslim.


I have many Muslim friends and not one of them would "hide" his religion. They are proud of it and would find it shameful to deny their religious affiliation.

Exactly what are the so called "signs" that Obama is a Muslim ? Not half baked paranoid conspiracy theories but facts and proof ? Grow up people and do not believe everything you think. it's dangerous and ill conceived.



Why is it that Americans need all this religious reassurance that their leaders are not only religious but Christians ? I thought America was about freedom of and from religion. I do not see why one has to declare himself Christian to be electable nor why one has to wave one's patriotism in everyone's face at all times simply to be valued as a member of the political classes.


Who bloody cares what Obama believes in as long as he is not an extremist and fundamentalist ? As a member of the public I am more interested in economic policies, stances on education, health and employment, international policies, diplomatic skills, intelligence, integrity and the ability of my leader to be a good upstanding leader of my country.


Christians do worship the same God as the Muslims and the Jews. All three are Abrahamic religions and as such should find a commonality. Islam is not the enemy. Extremists and fundamentalist Islamists are. There is a huge difference and assigning simplistic labels is not terribly helpful and intellectually disingenuous at best.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:49 AM
 
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This is what happens when you combine ignornance, fear, hatred and bigotry.
So why did Hillary Clinton bring it up during the campaign? Her campaign office even released pictures of him in full Islamic garb.
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:51 AM
 
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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans now believe Obama is a Muslim

Well, 50% are obviously as mad as hatters, so that is obviously quite a triumph for moderation!
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Old 08-19-2010, 07:59 AM
 
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Hillary Clinton herself brought up his Muslim background during the campaign. She's far from conservative. Leftists believe it also.
yeah during primaries people say the dumbest stuff during primaries where they are running against their party member, but it didnt work lol

and she's in his admin now so that worked out well
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