Obama Raised as Muslim; Attended Madrassa
As Senator Barack Hussein Obama enjoys superstar status within the news media, a background check of the 45-year old Illinois Democrat revealed that he was a student in a Muslim madrassa in Indonesia and that he was raised by his stepfather as a Muslim.
While his defenders are calling this an attack based on fear-mongering, there are those who believe this is troubling news since Obama never mentioned this information in his book.
Some observers believe Sen. Obama himself used his revelation about drug use — including cocaine — as a smokescreen to hide his Islamic background.
“It’s not about Obama being Muslim that concerns me. It’s the fact that he’s been deceptive about his religious and educational background,” says political strategist Mike Baker.
Most madrassas are funded by Saudi Arabia and are known to teach a radical form of Islam known as Wahhabism.
According to Democrat Party sources, Obama spent at least four years studying at the Indonesian madrassa in Jakarta.
While there are several stories about this latest Senator Obama revelation, many inside the Beltway believe the story came from Senator Hillary Clinton’s supporters in order to take the wind out of the sails of Obama’s fledgling presidential run.
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January 20th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Obama attended both a Catholic school and a Muslim school while in indonesia. his mother stated this was because those schools offered the best primary education.
he DID reveal this is his book, “The Audacity of Hope”.
“most madrassas” are not funded by Saudia Arabia, nor do “most madrassas” teach Wahabism.
Obama was rasied primarily areligious- he later became a born-again Christian. he states that his father was an atheist by the time Obama was a young adult.
the source of this is not a “background check” – its a joke email that made the rounds a few days ago.
certainly, there wasn’t any “background check” made before writing this article.
February 9th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
[...] A quote from a purported “political strategist” in a fringe web article demonstrates this insidious tactic perfectly: “It’s not about Obama being Muslim that concerns me. It’s the fact that he’s been deceptive about his religious and educational background,” says political strategist Mike Baker. [...]