2007-01-19 04:53:08 · 15 answers · asked by jim 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
False.
2007-01-19 04:59:07 · answer #1 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barack Obama ... calls himself a Christian,
"... I came to Christianity through the black church tradition"
His full name is Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Hussein is a Muslim name, which comes from the name of Ali's son--Hussein Ibn Ali. And Obama is named after his late Kenyan father, the late Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., apparently a Muslim.
And while Obama may not identify as a Muslim, under Islamic law, if your father is a Muslim, so are you.
interesting....
2007-01-19 05:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The person could have said that because Barack is a Hebrew name; however, Obama himself is not jewish. His father is from Africa and his mother is from Kansas.
2007-01-19 05:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
H claims he is Christian, but I heard his mother was Jewish which would make him Jewish. Here's some info that he DOESN'T want the voters to know.
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/01/18/news/state/doc45af5e5a9d5fb663635005.txt
2007-01-19 05:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by taxidriver 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False.
He and his family are members of the Trinity United Church of Christ.
Of course, it could be argued that Jesus was Jewish, but that is a topic for another post.
2007-01-19 05:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. Jeez, with the amount of verifiable information available to people who obviously spend most of their time online, you'd think there would be more attention paid to actual facts.
Barak Obama is a black man, and the groundswell of lies, slurs and disparagement of his background, his character, his religion, etc. is only just beginning. If will be fed and reinforced a thousandfold in the months to come by the many American bigots who simply will not accept the idea of a black man as President.
If you are interested in who he is, and want to judge him based upon his abilites, his voting record, his life, and his words, here are a few links to check out.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/key-votes/
http://obama.senate.gov/issues/
http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS030017
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/040531fa_fact1?040531fa_fact1
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
2007-01-19 05:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by functionary01 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Half black, half white, with a Muslim name who claims to be Christian. I can see how someone can be confused in calling him Jewish.
2007-01-19 05:08:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
False
Obama attends Trinity United Church of Christ.
2007-01-19 06:51:34 · answer #8 · answered by Akkita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False, I just read that he was of Muslim descent through both his father and his mother and her second husband.
2007-01-19 06:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a falsified statement. But his middle name IS Hussein. Look it up.
2007-01-19 05:35:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋