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Originally Posted by Ironduke
Why is talk of terrorism being brought into the thread? Nobody here ever alleged that Barack Obama was a militant Islamic fundamentalist, nor his father. Nobody here said he attended a Wahabbi madrassah. I wasn't even aware myself of these allegations until that Snopes article was posted. If I did see them I would have sifted them out paying no mind to them.
Talk of terrorism should be left out of this thread, if you want to discuss it, discuss it elsewhere.
The fact remains, religion is salient in American politics. Whether its Mitt Romney's Mormonism, Barack Obama's possible practice of Islam as a youngster, Giuliani's support of policies that goes against Catholic doctrine, or Mike Huckabee reminding people on TV that Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, religion matters to voters.
Yes, there were articles published concerning his religion, mainly questioning his orthodoxy, but also the possible effect on US-Arab relations if a Jewish vice-president were elected and how his support of the Iraq War would alienate Jewish Democrats. Every time he has been in the media spotlight, there have been a plethora of articles about him and his religion, ditto for the rest of them. I'm sorry if you were unaware of this fact.
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Then, why is Barack Obama's Islamic herritage so worrying for some circles? This is implying that all Islamists (people who practice Islam) are the violent, barbaric terrorists which we need to prevent from entering US politics etc...Surely, the future US President does not need to worry about his or her acceptance in the Muslim worlds. The muslim world won't be dealing with Barack Obama, they will be dealing with the President of the US. There is a major difference between the two persona's. No US president will allow his personal beliefs to interfere with his decision making. He will make decisions according to US interests, not his or her personal interests!
This article is not that simple as it seems. There are very discrete and powerful messages to some circles in it in my opinion...