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Posted on 03/23/2010 7:35:09 PM PDT by Chet 99
Majority of Republicans: Obama is a Muslim
A new national Louis Harris poll finds that a majority of Republicans believe that President Obama is a Muslim, while 45 percent agree with the so-called "Birthers" that the president was "not born in the United States."
The poll of 2,230 Americans, taken during last weekend's health care showdown in the House of Representatives, shows how successful Obama's opponents have been in demonizing the 44th president.
Full results are expected tomorrow, but preliminary findings were released in The Daily Beast by John Avlon, whose book "Wingnuts" details the hyper-partisanship that has swept America since 2008.
According to the poll, 57 percent of Republicans, and 32 percent of Americans overall, believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim. The opinion comes despite Obama's description in his bestseller, "The Audacity of Hope", of his adoption of the Christian faith.
The poll found that 45 percent of Republicans, and 25 percent in the overall survey, agree with Birthers that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president."
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.seattlepi.com ...
Not according to ‘republican’ John McCain.
McCain Defends Obama Against His Own Supporters - Associated ...
McCain had to grab the microphone from the woman and defend Obama again, saying he is a “decent family man” and not a Muslim. Other McCain fans urged him to ...
www.associatedcontent.com/.../mccain_defends_obama_against_his_own.html
Bingo!!
In fact, expatguy has commented several times as to how the Indonesians ALL consider BHO to be a muslim.
And I recall reading an interview done with an Indonesian muslim who told the reporter something like, "We ALL understand that Barry became a 'Christian' simply in order to marry his wife. Here we all realize that he really is a muslim."
So tell the miserable predjudicial racist MSM to go interview muslims and conduct polls in muslim countries and to STOP projecting their own Islamophobia upon the right in general and upon conservatives in particular.
... and he behaves as both.
Some Anarchists favor Capitalism (Free Market is the better term) and want businesses to be unfettered. There can be some overlap here with Libertarians, but these terms (Anarchist and Libertarian) are not synomymous.
Most Anarchists favor community ownership of goods. This really is a form of communism, but is distinct from Marxism.
Obama is too focused on control to be any kind of Anarchist. He likes chaos. He likes a crisis. These things things help him exert control over others and they are useful tools for him. But he wants a Political Elite to be in charge. I think Fascism is very much what the man wants.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque - April 2009
Look again........any question?
Ummmm..., no more questions than I had when Obama went to and gave a speech at the "National Prayer Breakfast", which is for political, social and business leaders to "meet Jesus man to man" -- and said he was a Christian, to other Christians meeting there, and prayed ... LOL ...
I didn't think that made him a Christian, any more than I think this makes him a Muslim, doncha know ... :-)
The National Prayer Breakfast is hosted by members of the United States Congress and is organized on their behalf by The Fellowship Foundation, a conservative Christian organization more widely known as "The Family." Initially called the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, the name was changed in 1970 to the National Prayer Breakfast.
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[It] is regarded by the Family as merely a tool in a larger purpose: to recruit the powerful attendees into smaller, more frequent prayer meetings, where they can 'meet Jesus man to man.'
The National Prayer Breakfast is a yearly event held in Washington, D.C., on the first Thursday of February each year. The founder of this event was Abraham Vereide. The event—which is actually a series of meetings, luncheons, and dinners—has taken place since 1953 and has been held at least since the 1980s at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue N.W.
The breakfast, held in the Hilton’s International Ballroom, is attended by some 3,500 guests, including international invitees from over 100 countries. The National Prayer Breakfast is hosted by members of the United States Congress and is organized on their behalf by The Fellowship Foundation, a conservative Christian organization more widely known as "The Family." Initially called the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, the name was changed in 1970 to the National Prayer Breakfast.
It is designed to be a forum for political, social and business leaders of the world to assemble together and build relationships which might not otherwise be possible. ("[T]he breakfast is regarded by the Family as merely a tool in a larger purpose: to recruit the powerful attendees into smaller, more frequent prayer meetings, where they can 'meet Jesus man to man.'") Since the inception of the National Prayer Breakfast, several U.S. states and cities and other countries have established their own annual prayer breakfast events.
The event has been criticized by organizations such as American Atheists and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, who describe it as violating separation of church and state.
President Obama delivered these remarks at this morning's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.:
As Prepared for Delivery :
Good morning. I want to thank the Co-Chairs of this breakfast, Representatives Heath Shuler and Vernon Ehlers. I'd also like to thank Tony Blair for coming today, as well as our Vice President, Joe Biden, members of my Cabinet, members of Congress, clergy, friends, and dignitaries from across the world.
Michelle and I are honored to join you in prayer this morning. I know this breakfast has a long history in Washington, and faith has always been a guiding force in our family's life, so we feel very much at home and look forward to keeping this tradition alive during our time here.
It's a tradition that I'm told actually began many years ago in the city of Seattle. It was the height of the Great Depression, and most people found themselves out of work. Many fell into poverty. Some lost everything.
The leaders of the community did all that they could for those who were suffering in their midst. And then they decided to do something more: they prayed. It didn't matter what party or religious affiliation to which they belonged. They simply gathered one morning as brothers and sisters to share a meal and talk with God.
These breakfasts soon sprouted up throughout Seattle, and quickly spread to cities and towns across America, eventually making their way to Washington. A short time after President Eisenhower asked a group of Senators if he could join their prayer breakfast, it became a national event. And today, as I see presidents and dignitaries here from every corner of the globe, it strikes me that this is one of the rare occasions that still brings much of the world together in a moment of peace and goodwill.
I raise this history because far too often, we have seen faith wielded as a tool to divide us from one another—as an excuse for prejudice and intolerance. Wars have been waged. Innocents have been slaughtered. For centuries, entire religions have been persecuted, all in the name of perceived righteousness.
There is no doubt that the very nature of faith means that some of our beliefs will never be the same. We read from different texts. We follow different edicts. We subscribe to different accounts of how we came to be here and where we're going next—and some subscribe to no faith at all.
But no matter what we choose to believe, let us remember that there is no religion whose central tenet is hate. There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know.
We know too that whatever our differences, there is one law that binds all great religions together. Jesus told us to "love thy neighbor as thyself." The Torah commands, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow." In Islam, there is a hadith that reads "None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself." And the same is true for Buddhists and Hindus; for followers of Confucius and for humanists. It is, of course, the Golden Rule—the call to love one another; to understand one another; to treat with dignity and respect those with whom we share a brief moment on this Earth.
It is an ancient rule; a simple rule; but also one of the most challenging. For it asks each of us to take some measure of responsibility for the well-being of people we may not know or worship with or agree with on every issue. Sometimes, it asks us to reconcile with bitter enemies or resolve ancient hatreds. And that requires a living, breathing, active faith. It requires us not only to believe, but to do—to give something of ourselves for the benefit of others and the betterment of our world.
In this way, the particular faith that motivates each of us can promote a greater good for all of us. Instead of driving us apart, our varied beliefs can bring us together to feed the hungry and comfort the afflicted; to make peace where there is strife and rebuild what has broken; to lift up those who have fallen on hard times. This is not only our call as people of faith, but our duty as citizens of America, and it will be the purpose of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships that I'm announcing later today.
The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another—or even religious groups over secular groups. It will simply be to work on behalf of those organizations that want to work on behalf of our communities, and to do so without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state. This work is important, because whether it's a secular group advising families facing foreclosure or faith-based groups providing job-training to those who need work, few are closer to what's happening on our streets and in our neighborhoods than these organizations. People trust them. Communities rely on them. And we will help them.
We will also reach out to leaders and scholars around the world to foster a more productive and peaceful dialogue on faith. I don't expect divisions to disappear overnight, nor do I believe that long-held views and conflicts will suddenly vanish. But I do believe that if we can talk to one another openly and honestly, then perhaps old rifts will start to mend and new partnerships will begin to emerge. In a world that grows smaller by the day, perhaps we can begin to crowd out the destructive forces of zealotry and make room for the healing power of understanding.
This is my hope. This is my prayer.
I believe this good is possible because my faith teaches me that all is possible, but I also believe because of what I have seen and what I have lived.
I was not raised in a particularly religious household. I had a father who was born a Muslim but became an atheist, grandparents who were non-practicing Methodists and Baptists, and a mother who was skeptical of organized religion, even as she was the kindest, most spiritual person I've ever known. She was the one who taught me as a child to love, and to understand, and to do unto others as I would want done.
I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened not because of indoctrination or a sudden revelation, but because I spent month after month working with church folks who simply wanted to help neighbors who were down on their luck—no matter what they looked like, or where they came from, or who they prayed to. It was on those streets, in those neighborhoods, that I first heard God's spirit beckon me. It was there that I felt called to a higher purpose—His purpose.
In different ways and different forms, it is that spirit and sense of purpose that drew friends and neighbors to that first prayer breakfast in Seattle all those years ago, during another trying time for our nation. It is what led friends and neighbors from so many faiths and nations here today. We come to break bread and give thanks and seek guidance, but also to rededicate ourselves to the mission of love and service that lies at the heart of all humanity. As St. Augustine once said, "Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."
So let us pray together on this February morning, but let us also work together in all the days and months ahead. For it is only through common struggle and common effort, as brothers and sisters, that we fulfill our highest purpose as beloved children of God. I ask you to join me in that effort, and I also ask that you pray for me, for my family, and for the continued perfection of our union. Thank you.
We know too that whatever our differences, there is one law that binds all great religions together. Jesus told us to "love thy neighbor as thyself." The Torah commands, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow." In Islam, there is a hadith that reads "None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself." And the same is true for Buddhists and Hindus; for followers of Confucius and for humanists. It is, of course, the Golden Rule—the call to love one another; to understand one another; to treat with dignity and respect those with whom we share a brief moment on this Earth.
Obama is no more Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Religious Humanist, than anything.
It's very clear that Obama is a believer in "Syncretism" ... and a believer in "none of the above" ... :-)
Anyone that can’t see that hussein is a muzzie, is a complete idoit.
He has Muslim Brotherhood moles in his admin and they were in his campaign. Sickening that the dupes in the USA helped by ALL of TV elected a m**lim 7 years after 9/11.
Is that the first time you’ve seen that? Sheesh, it’s been around forever and it’s legit. Where have you been the past 2 years?
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As I've noted here since the 2004 Senatorial campaign, the Obama is a Muslim issue is a loser. Too many Christians in America who think someone can accept Christ and become a Christian. Personally, I have issues with liberation theology as it impacts secular political decisions, Pope Benedict wrote extensively on the topic as a Cardinal. The Reverend Wright version, black liberation theology, simply adds racism to the Marxist mix. But to argue that he's a Muslim is a loser. And I understand many posters will tell me he's not a Christian, that's a losing arguement as well. Neither will win votes.
Exactly. Muslims attended Wright’s Church. It was non-denominational.
Nonsense. A Muslim would never support gay marriage and abortion.
Well, he’s probably not a “practicing” Muslim, but he’s as much of a Muslim as my non practicing Catholic friends are Catholics.
No. Nobody hear has herd of Larry Sinclair.
Obama is not a Muslim. Rather he belonged to a Christian sect with a low Christology, one that some Muslims can accept, of Jesus as “messiah” in the sense that the Koran regards him as Messiah. He serves as forerunner of Mohammed who is the final prophet. Hence, Obama has a very tolerant view of Islam, thinking of it as a Third World religion and its adherents, like most Third World people as having been oppressed by western colonialism. No doubt that, indirectly, he has been imbued with the Leninist view of western imperialism, since that view dominate western academia.
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