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To: ManyMoose who wrote (84686)	9/15/2008 9:27:51 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541536

Because Obama's father was a Muslim, he lived in a Muslim country for a time, and was wearing Islamic dress for that ceremonial photo. Much scrambled stuff here. While Obama's father came from Kenya, Obama did not live in Kenya. Nor is Kenya a Muslim country. Obama visited Kenya but did not live there. Religion: About three-quarters of Kenyans profess some form of Christianity, although fewer are affiliated with a church. About 40 to 45 percent of Kenyans are Protestant, while 30 percent are Roman Catholic. Estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to indigenous beliefs and to Islam vary widely, ranging from 10 to 25 percent for the former and 7 to 20 percent for Muslims. One percent are Hindus and Sikhs. The population includes very few professed atheists. You can find this with a simple Google search asking if Kenya is a Muslim country. His mother's second husband was from Indonesia and Obama did live in Indonesia for a while. It's clear you are conflating two things. Neither of which have anything to do with Obama being a Muslim. You can stop with the assertion. It's clearly an attempt to slam Obama.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (84686)	9/15/2008 9:29:45 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541536

Ah, yes, a ceremonial photo, thank you! (although I don't think that was Obama's father, as your construction implied) And that photo says nothing about anything beyond that. Any more than a photo of Palin in an igloo would. Yet you posted it to show that what? Obama was respecting his heritage? Hm, no, I don't think so. Have you ever heard the term passive aggressive? Palin has shown no evidence of learning anything at all about the ME situation in the past. She hasn't "taken the trouble" at all, until forced to.