He's not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama#Family_and_religious_life
Why do you think so many people try and say he's Muslim?
2007-03-29 16:21:55 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Obama's dad was a Muslim-turned-Atheist. Obama never went to a Muslim school and was not raised Muslim.
2007-03-29 16:24:57 · update #1
His own website says he is a Christian as well: http://www.barackobama.com/about/
2007-03-29 16:27:32 · update #2
dont believe wikipedia ill tell you this i live like a 20 minute drive from his house in chicago he was a muslim he converted to christianity along time ago
2007-03-29 16:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
People think Barack Obama is a muslim because :
1)He has a muslim step father an Indonesian and her mother an american researcher become a woman muslim and they live in Jakarta Indonesia where the majority of its population are muslims
2)He entered the state elementary school at Jakarta and he had learned islamic religion together with his class mates.
3)His Indonesian class mate told that he believe in Islamic religion at that time
4)After grown up he left Indonesia and married in the USA with a christian woman so he declared himself a christian.
5)He has a name Obama because his late father came from Africa
2007-03-30 00:12:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorant people will usually believe the worst of someone even when they have the means to fact check.
From Mr. Obama's website:
"Obama is especially proud of being a husband and father of two daughters, Malia, 8 and Sasha, 5. Obama and his wife, Michelle, married in 1992 and live on Chicago ’s South Side where they attend Trinity United Church of Christ."
2007-03-30 01:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure people aren't "trying" to say he's Muslim like its some sort of secret plot.. People are just sorta lacking on info about politics and those in the political ring. They equate "Obama" with "Osama" and then they begin a whole new level of confusion beyond even THAT level. Either way, it already cost him his election...
2007-03-29 23:25:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Cooper 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
LOL...never went to a mooslim school? hahahah...Obama studied at a madrassa which taught wahabbism, which so happens to be the most radial form of ISLAM. His step father who raised him was also a mooslim, his mother an atheist. Self-proclaimed mooslim..no, possibly brainwashed like many other mooslims at a young age...maybe, you be the judge. All of this was documented in his book.
2007-03-29 23:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because there was a news report that he was registered as a Muslim when he went to school as a child. And being suspicious of everyone these days.... well you see how it goes.
2007-03-29 23:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
word has it the clinton campaign released some rumors about him being in a madrassa in indonesia when he was little and still being a secret closet muslim today. she denies this of course. similar to that popular youtube 1984 commercial of clinton that obama says he knows nothing about. hmmm.
2007-03-29 23:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by Matt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because some people choose to draw their conclusions and base their decisions on little or nothing in the way of fact or knowledge. Some, that is.
2007-03-29 23:36:32 · answer #8 · answered by Di'tagapayo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No
But I think he hasn't got a prayer in the world of making it and Him and Hillary are DOOMING us to 4 more years of Repulblican Presidency!
2007-03-29 23:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Barack - Ehud Barak (PM of Israel from '99-'01..though he's Jewish?)
Obama - Osama
well his name is controversial .
2007-03-29 23:27:53 · answer #10 · answered by LaModeMcFLY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋