a religion that allows taqqiya, vs. one that says ‘Thou shalt not lie’ without condition will give people a different set of parameters to work within.

As for his true religion, who knows? I know that he made a gaffe with George Stephanopoulos, where he referred to his ‘Muslim faith’ and Georgie had to correct him, ‘you mean your Christian faith’.

As a Christian, I have never made that gaffe,and I am a gaffe-o-matic. Neither have the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists or Jews whom I have known ever in front of me made such a gaffe.

Probably, he doesn’t care what religion. He worships himself. But don’t cast aspersion to those folks who question what his religion is, when there is some evidence that raises questions. Further, don’t just brush off the question of whether a religion matters. At least treat the issue as debatable.

The republicans just need to learn how to play the game. If I were asked whether or not I believed the president might be a muslim, I would reply with the following:

“To the best of my knowledge, president Obama has stated many times he is of christian faith, so I will take him at his word, although I would expect that if the president was indeed a christian, he would be proud of that fact and want to share with the world he was an apostate, perhaps he will share that with us all in good time, all in good time”..

But I’m still waiting for him to accuse the adherents of the “great religion of peace” of being clingers, especially the ones that wave AK-47′s in the air….and walk out on a Saudi prince the way he did on the Israeli PM (even if he feels compelled to bow before bailing)

Yeah that and having a NASA special outreach to Jews to remind them of their achievements in math and physics..

…I wouldn’t say he’s a Muslim even if I thought he was. No need to feed the beast.

You said, “The point, hoever, is that whether Barack Obama is a Muslim or not is a complete sideshow”. I respectfully disagree. This is not a side show or a distraction. Islam assaults our culture and desecrates our holy grounds (even if our government never called Ground Zero a sacred ground, it is in our hearts).

What Ganley said was an excellent answer, one that many GOPers should adopt. It is irrelevant to the issues he is running on. However, it is an excellent question to ask any Democrat. For starters, it is time to put them on defense where they should be forever. Take no prisoners!

Apparently from an op-ed at the NYT:

“‘Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

Moreover, Mr. Obama’s own grandfather in Kenya was a Muslim. Mr. Obama never met his grandfather and says he isn’t sure if his grandfather’s two wives were simultaneous or consecutive, or even if he was Sunni or Shiite. (O.K., maybe Mr. Obama should just give up on Alabama.)’

The opening lines of the Adhan (Azaan) is the Shahada. As for a growing number of Americans who believe Obama is a Muslim, I have no idea why.

“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… ”

According to Islamic scholars, reciting the Shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith, makes one a Muslim. This simple yet profound statement expresses a Muslim’s complete acceptance of, and total commitment to, the message of Islam.”

Funny how he manages to recognize Ramadan but can’t be bothered to be at Arlington on the 4th of July, appologizes for American behavoir to the Muslim world but can’t be bothered to show up at the BSA’s 100th aniversary.

Still, it would be silly to think that he could be a Muslim AND a Marxist. And I’m 100% convinced that he’s a Marxist.

Washington Post: “The number of people who now correctly identify Obama as a Christian has dropped to 34 percent”

How can anybody assert Obama is correctly identified as a Christian? Besides the obvious evidence that Obama is not a Christian, absolutely no one can “correctly identify” any Christian. Only God knows the heart. There may be evidence of Christianity, but no positive identification. [I see little evidence -- talk is not proof! Additionally, if he's a Christian in the style of Reverend Wright, he's arguably not Christian.]

When did ethical journalism include unfound statements of “would-be” truths?
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But he sure seems to like to kiss their hindparts softly, moistly, and with feeling.

This is a good article and shows how the MSM leftists will distort anything you say, as a way of making you look like a kook. I suggest to my friends all the time, to never allow libs to distract them with their idiocy. These leftist loons have preconceived notions that become true and real in their perverted minds, and they hear nothing at all that does not fit with the distorted facts of reality that is in their sick and perverted minds.

So, ignore lunatics, and stick to issues. Whether Obama is a Muslim or not is irrelevant. What is relevant are the actions of destruction that he has done to this nation and continues to do so. Stick to this and nothing else. The Media purposely try and Distract Attention from The Realities of Obama’s Administration and the policies they are enacting and the legislation that he is being handed by this lunatic fringe and criminal congress and he signs into law. Nothing else matters except the Policies and Actions that Are Destroying Our Freedoms and at the Same Time Taxing Us To Death as they bankrupt the nation with their out of control spending and expansion of the size, scope and power of the Totalitarian Federal Government.

of zero being a moslem is largely circumstantial, I have no doubt a grand jury would bring in an indictment so charging if this were a criminal matter.

That said, it is a minor issue . . . a tiny dim M9I lie in the galaxy of this regime’s calculated subversions and perversions of law, system and process. It may or may not be demonstrated as an ancillary issue in an impeachment trial or other legal proceeding, but the key matter is to castrate this Socialist in November by stripping it of its allies. Then we can begin the process of repairing the damage these swine have done to our beloved Republic while preparing to send them all naked into the streets in 2012. We will not be safe until none of those who perpetrated this massive assault on America remain in any position of authority.

Since Islam is a belife system that codifies state and religion it is more compatible with the worship of the state. My belief is that the administrattion’s goal is to bring the country closer to the worship of the state.

This goal is old and is seen in all walks of American culture up to and including historical disinformation perpetrated by acedemia. Darwin being a prime mover of the removal of Christianity form the culture.

There are plenty of Dem Congressmen/women who didn’t have contentious and costly primaries. They, and their union/Hollywood allies, have plenty of cash for making campaign commercials.

Campaign commercials—especially negative ones—-sound best when you can use soundbites of your opponent “saying” something that sounds bad.

The MSM is now busy at work manufacturing those soundbites. I.e., the MSM is stockpiling the seeds that the Dems will start planting, in hopes they’ll bloom after Labor Day into effective campaign ads against Republicans.

Expect the MSM to soon turn its attention to starving any stories that favor the GOP of oxygen….

…until mid-November. Then, Howard Kurtz will emerge and lecture the MSM again about being biased….the MSM will nod guiltily and knowlingly in publicy while chuckling in private…and the circle of political journalism life will continue.

Unless, of course, we take the House in November.

Distraction, Alinsky style, is key in the Primary elections (again).

Good example: Fla. Governor’s race. It seems that Rick Scott’s entry in that race, is simply to dirty-up the Rep campaign, and the otherwise squeaky-clean (yes, nerdy) future of McCollum, so that even if Scott can’t pull off a win, he may make the weaker Rep beat both he AND McCollum – in the style of the McCain Primary wins over stronger Rep’s for President in ’08 – thus to secure a win for a Dem Governor in the November election.

NOTE: FFA Floridafamily.org found a new bit on Rick Scott… who boasts of being an old Eagle Scout…. that in his wife’s name are 2 million shares in a company called Quepasa Corporation….

Quepasa.com – according to this 5/26/10 Market Wire report recruits latino women to be PORN models for Quepasa Playboy Mexico. That trust of Rick Scott’s wife just gave his campaign $2 million.

So that’s their current investment. It was ~10 yrs ago that his company, HCA overbilled Medicare, resulting in a $1.7 billion fine. He still refuses to open the books on that one.

There are a few thoughts to remember.

1. There is definitely a two class system in the United States today, with an unelected power elite that controls our elections, our government, and our economy. We are just the dumb worker class to the power elites in WDC.

Our ruling class:
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/

How to circumvent the ruling class:
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/vernon/100816

2. We are going through some changes that are immense in scope:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34245998/Takuan-Seiyo-Goodbye-to-All-That

3. The states created the federal government, and it is the states who must control and limit the power of the federal government.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/35635114/John-Sutherland-State-Sovereignty-8-9-10

Think about the 1 million plus Tea Party march on Washington last year and how it wasn’t even acknowledged by the Washington elite. Think about how the difference would have been if the people had marched on their own state capitals. the state governments are where the people’s power resides.

We must control and limit the federal government’s power and control over us by way of our state governments, because the feds simply do not answer to the people anymore.

Retake control of the states and we retake control of the feds.

Obama is whatever he needs to be at the time. When he was a young boy, he went to a madrassa and called himself Muslim because his stepfather told him to. Later, when it became politically expedient to be a Christian (or too obviously IN-expedient to continue as a Muslim) he committed apostasy, declared himself a Christian, and spent 20 years in Rev Wright’s church, where he paid attention not to the Christian teachings, but the black separatist ones.

Many people choose a religion to identify with, and then pay no more real attention to it.

Obama’s identity is not based on ANY religion, but on the Marxist ideologies he has always sought out, whether he sat in a church pew or at a school desk. His REAL religion is the Church of Obama, and he is its messiah.

and they are doing the same in return. Look, if it was to Obama’s political advantage to use the Amish to further his liberal agenda he would be criss crossing the country in a horse and buggy telling us how much he really likes horses. He does what serves his purposes, from swimming in the gulf to not going to church. He doesn’t need to go to Church because he already is elected. He can say God Bless America out of one side of his mouth while chatting about the Islamic call to prayer out of the other. His set of principles derive from one thing and one thing only…..what is good for Barack Obama.
Obama’s “faith” has nothing to do with this election. His policies and legislation have everything to do with November 2nd.

“I don’t give a damn what his religion is, I only care that his policies are destroying America’s economy.

His policies have put millions out of work and in the welfare line.

Americans have lost their faith in government, and it has nothing to do with what faith this president practices”.

Next question?

hasn’t matter much over the past 200+ years. What does matter is the way they act as President . When they conduct themselves with dignity and gain the respect of the people and do things that are pro-free market and for the American people that is what they care about. When the President does nothing about the economy or ignores the will of the people to push his own agenda then that is when people start looking at the motivation. That is when religion or anything else they can point to as to a Presidents motivation. In the case of Obama his action speak louder than the press release that he isn’t a Muslim. As Forest Gump pointed out to us ” Stupid is as Stupid does”

Have you stopped beating your wife/husband yet? Yes or No.

The proper response to such a question by Republican candidate for office is and should always be; “That is a remarkably stupid question and you should be ashamed of yourself for asking it. So unless you’re only here to play silly gotcha games like you just tried to pull, let’s move on to the actual relevant issues in this election that the American people actually care about.”

Simple. And it puts the idiot hack in his/her place.