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To: MarianoApologeticus

FALSANI:
What do you believe?

OBAMA:
I am a Christian.

So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith.

On the other hand, I was born in Hawaii where obviously there are a lot of Eastern influences.

I lived in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, between the ages of six and 10.

My father was from Kenya, and although he was probably most accurately labeled an agnostic, his father was Muslim.

And I’d say, probably, intellectually I’ve drawn as much from Judaism as any other faith.

Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/obamas-interview-with-cathleen.html#ixzz13ngxGRSG


5 posted on 10/29/2010 6:27:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

He left out Zoroastrianism and Tengri shamanism on his punchlist.


13 posted on 10/29/2010 6:36:29 PM PDT by Psalm 144
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To: BenLurkin

That may be the most political response to a religious question I’ve ever heard. He manages to somehow cloak himself in the big 3 monotheistic religions and throw a bone to the eastern belief systems for good measure. He’s whatever you want him to be or whatever he wants to be.


16 posted on 10/29/2010 6:43:33 PM PDT by bereanway (I'd rather have 40 Marco Rubios than 60 Arlen Specters)
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To: BenLurkin

In other words, he worships Masonry more than any one faith of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.


37 posted on 10/29/2010 8:02:27 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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