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I found this news article interesting because of the denials of Obama's Muslim connections and so I want to post it here for you to contemplate. Unfortunately the photo does not transfer and you have to go to the _link_ below to see it for yourself, i.e. Barack Obama dressed out as a Sunni Muslim and meeting his Sunni elders, yet he denies any Islamic affiliations. Like is said, can I trust this man? Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 03:54 GMT Robed Obama picture ignites row Barack Obama meeting Kenyan elders in 2006 The photo of Barack Obama was taken during a 2006 trip US Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have traded accusations over a photo of Mr Obama circulating on the internet. The picture, sent to the Drudge Report website, shows Mr Obama wearing traditional Somali dress during a visit to Kenya in 2006. The website said it was circulated by Mrs Clinton's staff but her team denied they had sanctioned its release. The row comes as the rivals campaign for two crucial primaries next week. Analysts say Mrs Clinton needs to win the contests, in Texas and Ohio, to remain in the race to choose the Democratic candidate for November's presidential election. With tempers fraying ahead of a crucial debate in Ohio on Tuesday, the former first lady highlighted Mr Obama's lack of foreign policy experience during a speech in Washington. Reminding the George Washington University audience of her own international credentials, Mrs Clinton suggested her rival would need a foreign policy instruction manual to keep the country safe if elected. Fear-mongering The photograph published on Monday shows Mr Obama - whose father came from Kenya - wearing a white turban and a white robe presented to him by elders in the north-east of the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7263783.stm I also found this clip to explain the garb: Most Somalis are Sunni Muslims. (Less than 1 percent of ethnic Somalis are Christians.) Loyalty to Islam reinforces distinctions that set Somalis apart from their immediate African neighbors, most of whom are either Christians (particularly the Amhara and others of Ethiopia) or adherents of indigenous African faiths. The Islamic ideal is a society organized to implement Muslim precepts in which no distinction exists between the secular and the religious spheres. Among Somalis this ideal had been approximated less fully in the north than among some groups in the settled regions of the south where religious leaders were at one time an integral part of the social and political structure. Among nomads, the exigencies of pastoral life gave greater weight to the warrior's role, and religious leaders were expected to remain aloof from political matters. The role of religious functionaries began to shrink in the 1950s and 1960s as some of their legal and educational powers and responsibilities were transferred to secular authorities. The position of religious leaders changed substantially after the 1969 revolution and the introduction of scientific socialism. Siad Barre insisted that his version of socialism was compatible with Quranic principles, and he condemned atheism. Religious leaders, however, were warned not to meddle in politics.

Elle, you're a never ending source of old wives tales. He has that name because it was his FATHER's name.  And it is (or was) a common practice in the U.S to name the first born son after his father.  His mother was an ATHEIST.  And although his father was a Muslim, they divorced when Barack was 2 years old and he moved thousands of miles away to Connecticut. Obama is a Christian, and attends the United Church of Christ since 1985 when he worked as a Community Organizer and made $13000 a year. You have been accusing Obama of being a terrorist and you don't even know his life history.

MUSLIM CONCEPTS: Many months ago, readers began asking me whether Barack Obama is Muslim. Since he identifies as a Christian, I said, no, and responded that he was not raised by his Kenyan father. But, then, I decided to look further into Obama's background. His full name