Obama's Religious Background, Does It Matter? Options

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For those of you that have been following, yet another, God-awful US election, you're well aware of the recent specualtions about Barack Obama being a Muslim. Does it really matter? What difference would it make if the man was a Scientologist?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Discuss.

EDIT: Can someone please correct the spelling in the title?

[illriginal]

For those of you that have been following, yet another, God-awful US election, you're well aware of the recent specualtions about Barack Obama being a Muslim. Does it really matter? What difference would it make if the man was a Scientologist?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Discuss.

EDIT: Can someone please correct the spelling in the title?

Doesn't matter, hopefully once he's elected people can accept the fact that not all Muslims aren't brain washed drones and are actually good people.

Obama FTW!

[brooklyneast05]

Doesn't matter, hopefully once he's elected people can accept the fact that not all Muslims aren't brain washed drones and are actually good people.

Obama FTW!

how does that even make sense? obama is christian

[illriginal]

how does that even make sense? obama is christian

And your point?... I never said, "Obama is Muslim". Obama has embraced Islam and has a great understanding of Islam. He doesn't use his religion for his politics... so why does this thread even exist anyways? Is there something in the media that's using his religion against him in the election?

The CNN link provided has nothin to do with religion... unless I missed something.

[brooklyneast05]

Is there something in the media that's using his religion against him in the election?

well yeah there was, that was the point of the thread. i mean you quoted it yourself in the post above.

For those of you that have been following, yet another, God-awful US election, you're well aware of the recent specualtions about Barack Obama being a Muslim. Does it really matter? What difference would it make if the man was a Scientologist?

the reason the thread existed was for that reason obviously. not because he does, but because it was speculated.

it didn't make sense to me because you acted as him being elected would prove to people that all muslims aren't brainwashed. i didn't see how it would prove anything though. that's all.

if you'll notice the link provided is a link to a blog. it updates constantly, and this thread is from a month ago, so obviously the article that it went to at that time is different than now.

[illriginal]

well yeah there was, that was the point of the thread. i mean you quoted it yourself in the post above.
the reason the thread existed was for that reason obviously. not because he does, but because it was speculated.

it didn't make sense to me because you acted as him being elected would prove to people that all muslims aren't brainwashed. i didn't see how it would prove anything though. that's all.

if you'll notice the link provided is a link to a blog. it updates constantly, and this thread is from a month ago, so obviously the article that it went to at that time is different than now.

Yeah I didn't realize that it changed.

I thought this was a very recent thread created because all of a sudden now the media again is using his religious background against him.

As for why I said once he's elected, people will realize that not all Muslims are brainwashed etc... is because I believe (my opinion) that Obama will make friendly ties with the leaders of the Middle East in order to sooth things over. That's what we need... we need a better understanding just like they need a better understanding, instead of this war. And Obama hopefully will pull the troops ASAP.