Posted on 09/07/2008 10:40:24 AM PDT by mort56
All I can say is I have never uttered the words “my Muslim faith”, and don’t see how I ever could.
It did cross my mind that he misspoke on purpose to garner sympathy, but I do not think that's going to work too well for him again.
http://stuckon-stupid.com/2008/09/07/barack-obama-on-his-muslim-faith-freudian-slip-you-decide/
Notice his body language. He looks down and off to the side, avoiding eye contact with George until he regains his composure. This is an indicator of the speaker trying to hide something.
In his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father," Obama mentions studying the Quran and describes the public school as "a Muslim school."
During the time that he was in Indonesia, young Barry Soetoro, being a Muslim, would have been required to study Islam daily in school. He would have been taught to read and write Arabic, to recite his prayers properly, to read and recite from the Quran and to study the laws of Islam.
However, Obama received additional training. As the principal from 1971 through 1989 remembers, Obama had studied "mengaji."
Our guy in Jakarta writes: "The actual usage of the word 'mengaji' in Indonesian and Malaysian societies means the study of learning to recite the Quran in the Arabic language rather than the native tongue. "Mengagi" is a word and a term that is accorded the highest value and status in the mindset of fundamentalist societies here in Southeast Asia. To put it quite simply, 'mengaji classes' are not something that a non practicing or so-called moderate Muslim family would ever send their child to. To put this in a Christian context, this is something above and beyond simply enrolling your child in Sunday school classes."
"The fact that Obama had attended mengaji classes is well known in Indonesia and has left many there wondering just when Obama is going to come out of the closet."
My honest feeling is that Obama is not a Muslim, but an atheist. That is what his mother was. And his father and stepfather were by no means religious.
How could you get proof if someone has been baptized or not?
Well he didn’t have a teleprompter feeding the words he’s supposed to repeat. What do you expect. He’s probably asking for a teleprompter for the debates along with the questions in advance so his staff can prepare the answers that they can feed to the teleprompter.
Only Muslims go to Koran classes. Let me know if you can find some Christians who want to memorize the Koran
Obama was a Muslim from 6-10 years old and may have been born Muslim via his father. That might be on his birth certificate. What he is now is another matter. I think he’s something hazy between Christian Muslim and atheist.
Muslims around the world want Obama to be elected. They know he took Koran classes
A baptismal certificate or a church to confirm Obama has been baptized. The burden is on him to prove it. Until he does I will accuse him of not being baptized
Remember --- His campaign has been asked about his baptism but no answer
to me , a baptismal certificate from Trinity Church of Christ would mean nothing.
I do not consider that to be a Christian Church, but that is my opinion.
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