Obama's Faith: Rumor vs. Reality, Story on beliefnet.com
Written by wdmll on Mar-5-08 2:51pm
Article: Obama's Faith: Rumor vs. Reality Compiled by Dan Gilgoff and Ansley Roan An article by Beliefnet, addresses some of the issues about Barack Obama's childhood and upbringing. Has he ever been a practicing Muslim, what influences has he been exposed to pertaining to Islam? According to the article, Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was also born in Honolulu, Hawaii and my mother grew up on the Island of Maui. The Islands are a rich culture of racial diversity. I have an article about my thoughts on ethnicity, also read my article about escaping from Paradise during WWII.The article states that Obama's mother was a white woman, a Protestant (Christian), who followed a life of secular humanism. His black father was from Kenya. His father (also named Barack Hussein Obama) was raised as a Muslim but turned to atheistism by the time he met Obama's mother. Obama's parents divorced when Barack was two and his father returned to Kenya. Obama only saw his father one more time before his father was killed in an automobile accident. The article continues with young Barack's upbringing. When Barack was six, his mother and stepfather (a Muslim) and his sister moved to Indonesia. Where at the time, Barack sometimes attended prayers at the local mosque with his stepfather. At first he went to a Catholic school (second and third grades). Next he attended a public Muslim school for two years, where he was registered as a Muslim. Other students were registered as fellow Muslims, Christians and Buddhists. Apparently he was exposed to two hours of study pertaining to the Qur'an, a week. Obama lived in Indonesia for four years, until 1971. So Obama was exposed to Islam as a child, but can this be seen as a source of concern or as a valuable experience for a man who wants to be the President of the United States of American? Personally, I don't believe it is a detriment.See unrelated article about Islamic atrocities in Indonesia
wdmll http://www.zimbio.com/Non-Politically+Correct+View+of+America's+Crisis/articles/103/Obama+Faith+Rumor+vs+Reality+Story+beliefnet
Comments are closed for this post.
