This was part of President Obama's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, when he talked about his religious transformation.
"I was not raised in a particularly religious household. I had a father who was born a Muslim but became an atheist, grandparents who were non-practicing Methodists and Baptists, and a mother who was skeptical of organized religion, even as she was the kindest, most spiritual person I’ve ever known. She was the one who taught me as a child to love, and to understand, and to do unto others as I would want done.
I didn’t become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened not because of indoctrination or a sudden revelation, but because I spent month after month working with church folks who simply wanted to help neighbors who were down on their luck – no matter what they looked like, or where they came from, or who they prayed to. It was on those streets, in those neighborhoods, that I first heard God’s spirit beckon me. It was there that I felt called to a higher purpose – His purpose. "
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Hello Brad, Chris Wainscott here. Just found your site and was reading your post on the Pres' religion. You seem to know more about his history then I do so let's debate...
Some of the rumors of Obama's muslim background started after this (pro-Obama) interview was published in the Opinion section of the NY Times...
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=2&oref=slogin
The interview indicates the Obama studied Islam in school. To what depth and for how long are in question. I don't know if Obama has muslim ties but there is enough evidence to justify questions. If there is even a 1% chance that he has muslim sympathies it could prove to be dangerous for our country.
Off topic... Do you think his Alabama comment is appropriate for (at the time) a presidential wannabe? His comment sounded bigoted to me. It sounds a lot like his God and Guns comment.
Last, I have to question his embrace of God's purpose. His stand on abortion is more liberal then many non-Christians. Here's a pro-Obama site that explains why he voted against a bill that was meant to protect babies who survived the abortion procedure.
http://fightthesmears.com/articles/15/wildaccusations
In a nutshell he states that he was afraid it would have hurt Roe V Wade in Ill. I don't see how a Christian could justify such a position on the grounds of legal mumbo-jumbo. How do you view his position?
Back to his God and Gons comment... You and I have been around Christians all of our lives. Would a real Christian make such a comment?
Is his embrace of Christianity a guise?
Set me straight brother.
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