IS OBAMA A MUSLIM?

A new Pew poll indicates that 18% of Americans think that Obama is a Muslim.  This is a seven point increase  in a little more than a year ago (March 2009).  34% think Obama is a Christian while 43% don't know one way or the other. LINK

The Washington Post thinks that the18% have come to the wrong conclusion.  They base this premise on Obama's faith advisor, Joshua DuBois, statement that

"the president's Christian faith plays an "important part" in his daily life."LINK 

Both the Post and the 18% cannot be right: one of them must be wrong.  Is it possible to resolve this dilemma?  Let us suppose that Obama is a Muslim.  Islam prohibits lying except in three instances.

"The sons of Adam are accountable for all lies with these exceptions: During war because war is deception, to reconcile among two quarreling men, and for a man to appease his wife."
The Arabic word, "Takeyya", means "to prevent," or guard against. The principle of Al Takeyya conveys the understanding that Muslims are permitted to lie as a preventive measure against anticipated harm to one's self or fellow Muslims.

Under the concept of Takeyya and short of killing another human being, if under the threat of force, it is legitimate for Muslims to act contrary to their faith. The following actions are acceptable:

• Drink wine, abandon prayers, and skip fasting during Ramadan.
• Renounce belief in Allah.
• Kneel in homage to a deity other than Allah.
• Utter insincere oaths.

Unfortunately, when dealing with Muslims, one must keep in mind that Muslims can communicate something with apparent sincerity, when in reality they may have just the opposite agenda in their hearts. Bluntly stated, Islam permits Muslims to lie anytime that they perceive that their own well-being, or that of Islam, is threatened. LINK

As Dr. Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission observed:

In a 2007 New York Times interview, entitled Obama, A man of the World, Obama fondly recalled the Islamic evening call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.” According to the article, “Obama went on to recite its opening lines with a perfect Arabic accent: “Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme! I witness that there is no god but Allah! I witness that there is no god but Allah! I witness that Muhammad is his prophet!”

“A devoted follower of Jesus Christ would never say ‘Allah is supreme and there is no god but Allah,’” argues Dr. Cass. “Sitting in a pew from time to time doesn’t make someone a Christian. If anything, Obama is rooted in Islamic tradition.” LINK

If Obama is a Muslim (and he obviously does all of the bulleted items listed above) then he must be doing something to protect or advance the Islamic cause.

On the other hand he may be a Christian.  If he is, why doesn't he act in a Christian manner?  Christians accept the Bible as the word of God and Jesus as the savior.  Rev. Don Hamer of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission explains how Obama does not exhibit Christian behavior.  He has compiled seven videos  showing Obama's  violations of Christian tenets. LINK  One of these videos is presented below.


Maybe Obama is not a Muslim or a Christian, maybe he's just an atheist.  I don't have any preference either way.  He can be what he wants to be but I don't understand his sympathy or partiality to Islam.  My guess would be is that Obama is a Muslim.  What his intentions are for America remains to be seen.  On the surface his objectives for our country do not appear to be good.