Since 2008, we have been told that President Obama is Christian.
However, are these assertions true? Gallup polls since 2008 have shown
that fewer and fewer Americans believe he is actually Christian. As a
matter of fact, President Obama’s approval ratings are and have remained
the highest among Muslims than any other group in the United States.
The United States remains a predominantly Christian nation, with over
half of our population identifying with a Protestant religion and a
quarter with Catholicism. Yet in several speeches, President Obama has
maintained that,“Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation; we are now also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Hindu nation and a nation of non believers.”
Obama has made several references to his diversified religious upbringing. He said in his book, “Audacity of Hope,” that his father, stepfather and grandfather were Muslims. He attended a Catholic school and then a Muslim school. As an adult he claims he was finally baptized at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, by Jeremiah A. Wright in his 20’s. After his baptism, he said,
“Kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side of Chicago, I felt God’s spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth.”
Yet, when he was a senator, he made the following statements mocking Christianity and the Bible,
“Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?, Leviticus which suggests slavery is ok or should we go with Deuteronomy which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith or should we just stick to the sermon on the mound, a passage which is so radical, that it doubtful that our own defense department would survive its application. Folks have not been reading the bible.”...Continue reading...
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