In Arab culture and under Islamic law, if your father is a Muslim, so are you. And once a Muslim, always a Muslim. You cannot go back. In Islamic eyes, Obama is certainly a Muslim. He may think he's a Christian, but they do not.
"During the five years that we would live with my stepfather in Indonesia, I was sent first to a neighborhood Catholic school and then to a predominantly Muslim school...puzzling out the meaning of the muezzin's call to evening prayer"
Obama is unapologetic in saying he has a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ."
"It wasn't an epiphany, - It was much more of a gradual process for me. I know there are some people who fall out. Which is wonderful. God bless them ... I think it was just a moment to certify or publicly affirm a growing faith in me."
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755649/posts
Which is it?
2007-04-12 13:21:03 · 4 answers · asked by Wonka 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think your faith is what you consider it. If he considers himself a Christian then how can anyone else tell him he isn't? My mother was Jewish, so Jewish faith claims I am Jewish, but I do not practice Judiasm. Other people cannot define someone's faith, it is something people hold in their hearts not defined by others.
2007-04-12 13:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contradictory to general understanding, Islam does not pose itself to anyone. One could accept it or leave it, it is not a problem for the faith.
2007-04-12 21:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by HM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hand on Bible, kissing Koran, and eating a hamburger with your left hand. That'll get you some action.
2007-04-12 20:26:15 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hand on Bible. I've heard of former muslims before and their parents acknowledged them as no longer muslim
2007-04-12 20:26:37 · answer #4 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋