Is president obama muslim?

Email rumor alleges that Barack Obama is
secretly a Muslim and has lied to the American people about his
religious ties, including his claim to being a devout Christian for
most of his adult life.
Description: Email rumor
Circulating since: Jan. 2007
Status: False (see details below)
Example #1:
Email text contributed by Bill W., Jan. 15, 2007:
Subject:Fwd: Be careful, be very careful.
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu,
Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (black
muslim) of Nyangoma-Kogelo, Siaya District,
Kenya, and Ann Dunham of Wichita, Kansas.
(white atheist ).
When Obama was two years old, his parents
divorced and his father returned to Kenya.
His mother married Lolo Soetoro -- a Muslim
-- moving to Jakarta with Obama when he was
six years old. Within six months he had
learned to speak the Indonesian language.
Obama spent "two years in a Muslim school,
then two more in a Catholic school" in
Jakarta. Obama takes great care to conceal
the fact that he is a Muslim while admitting
that he was once a Muslim, mitigating that
damning information by saying that, for two
years, he also attended a Catholic school.
Obama's father, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.
was a radical Muslim who migrated from Kenya
to Jakarta, Indonesia. He met Obama's
mother, Ann Dunham-a white atheist from
Wichita, Kansas-at the University of Hawaii
at Manoa. Obama, Sr. and Dunham divorced
when Barack, Jr. was two.
Obama's spinmeisters are now attempting to
make it appear that Obama's introduction to
Islam came from his father and that
influence was temporary at best.
In reality, the senior Obama returned to
Kenya immediately following the divorce and
never again had any direct influence over
his son's education.
Dunham married another Muslim, Lolo Soetoro
who educated his stepson as a good Muslim by
enrolling him in one of Jakarta's Wahabbi
schools. Wahabbism is the radical teaching
that created the Muslim terrorists who are
now waging Jihad on the industrialized
world.
Since it is politically expedient to be a
Christian when you are seeking political
office in the United States, Obama joined
the United Church of Christ to help purge
any notion that he is still a Muslim.
Handsome . . . Charming . . . Winsome . . .
Dangerous . . . Deceptive . . . Determined
Example #2:
Email text contributed by Ron P., July 8, 2007:
Subject: Who is Barack Obama?
Probable Democrat presidential candidate,
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu,
Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a
black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and
Ann Dunham, a white ATHIEST from Wichita,
Kansas.
Obama's parents met at the University of
Hawaii. When Obama was two years old, his
parents divorced. His father returned to
Kenya. His mother then married Lolo Soetoro,
a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia. When Obama
was 6 years old, the family relocated to
Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in
Jakarta. He also spent two years in a
Catholic school.
Obama takes great care to conceal the fact
that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point
out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that
he also attended Catholic school.'
Obama's political handlers are attempting to
make it appear that Obama's introduction to
Islam came via his father, and that this
influence was temporary at best. In reality,
the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon
after the divorce, and never again had any
direct influence over his son's education.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's
mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson
to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi
school in Jakarta.
Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is
followed by the Muslim terrorists who are
now waging Jihad against the western world.
Since it is politically expedient to be a
CHRISTIAN when seeking Major public office
in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama
has joined the United Church of Christ in an
attempt to downplay his Muslim background.
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's
expected presidential candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on
destroying the US from the inside out, what
better way to start than at the highest
level - through the President of the United
States, one of their own!!!!
ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn
into office - he DID NOT use the Holy Bible,
but instead the Kuran (Their equevelancy to
our Bible, but very different beliefs)
Please forward to everyone you know. Would
you want this man leading our country?......
NOT ME!!!
Analysis: We are asked to believe that Barack Obama, who for over 20
years has professed to be a devout Christian and spoken publicly of his
"personal relationship with Jesus Christ," is in fact a covert Muslim
who has lied his entire adult life about his true religious affiliation.
No proof is offered — no sightings of Obama attending a mosque, no
photos of him reading the Koran, praying to Mecca, or observing
Islamic holidays with his family. There is no evidence that Barack
Obama has ever evinced a belief in, or commitment to, any other
religion than Christianity.
The entire case, such as it is, rests on a confused and error-ridden
recitation of Obama's upbringing and purported childhood influences.
It also rests on — that is to say, exploits — some Americans' fear and
deep mistrust of the Muslim faith.
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Sources and further reading:
The God Factor: Cathleen Falsani Interview with Barack Obama
Chicago Sun Times , 5 April 2004
CNN Debunks False Report About Obama
CNN, 23 January 2007
Obama Describes Faith Amid False Rumors
Associated Press, Dec. 16, 2007
Debunked Insight Magazine and Fox News Smear Campaign
Obama campaign website, Jan. 23, 2007
Barack Obama Takes His Seat in U.S. Senate
Jet , 24 January 2005
At Swearing in, Congressman Wants to Carry Koran. Outrage Ensues
Christian Science Monitor , 7 December 2006
The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's
Father
By Sally Jacobs (Public Affairs Books, 2011)
Dreams from My Father
By Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, 2004)
The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama (Crown Publishers, 2006)
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CLAIM: Obama's father, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., was a
"radical Muslim who migrated from Kenya to Jakarta,
Indonesia."