Larry Gude
Strung Out
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It seems pretty clear, even from cursory searching around, Barrack is not being forthright about his religious history; he has not always been a Christian. It seems pretty clear he was born Muslim, at least went to Islamic schooling for awhile and converted later on, before becoming an adult.
The question is, does it matter?
The first indication that it does comes from Obama himself in the form of the way he has handled questions about this. In his typical style about pretty much any issue, he talks an awful lot without saying much. The man does NOT like being thought of as a man with principles that he defends to the end. Unless it's his pastor. In short, he acts like a person who is uncomfortable with just saying what something is and then moving on from there. Call it the 'candor' factor.
Now, setting aside his own view that there is something to hide, or at least be uncomfortable with, about his Islamic beginnings, should it matter to we, the people, in terms of becoming president?
This is the most interesting and insightful (as opposed to incite-ful) piece I've read yet about this.
Was Barack Obama a Muslim? - article by Daniel Pipes
This, to me, is the truly intriguing aspect of this whole thing;
So, any interest in discussing this?
It seems pretty clear, even from cursory searching around, Barrack is not being forthright about his religious history; he has not always been a Christian. It seems pretty clear he was born Muslim, at least went to Islamic schooling for awhile and converted later on, before becoming an adult.
The question is, does it matter?
The first indication that it does comes from Obama himself in the form of the way he has handled questions about this. In his typical style about pretty much any issue, he talks an awful lot without saying much. The man does NOT like being thought of as a man with principles that he defends to the end. Unless it's his pastor. In short, he acts like a person who is uncomfortable with just saying what something is and then moving on from there. Call it the 'candor' factor.
Now, setting aside his own view that there is something to hide, or at least be uncomfortable with, about his Islamic beginnings, should it matter to we, the people, in terms of becoming president?
This is the most interesting and insightful (as opposed to incite-ful) piece I've read yet about this.
Was Barack Obama a Muslim? - article by Daniel Pipes
This, to me, is the truly intriguing aspect of this whole thing;
On the positive side, were Obama prominently charged with apostasy, that would uniquely raise the issue of a Muslim's right to change religion, taking a topic on the perpetual back-burner and placing it front and center, perhaps to the great future benefit of those Muslims who seek to declare themselves atheists or to convert to another religion.
So, any interest in discussing this?