--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/6/08 8:08:23 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The rumor some Christian denominations are spreading is that > he'll wait till he's in office and then "decide" to revert to > Islam. Calling him a Muslim or hinting at his early life and/or > father just tends to reinforce these fears. > > And this could be an honest concern for some people.
Honest, maybe, but ignorant. Since Obama was never a Muslim, there's no way he can "revert" to Islam. So why did > Bob Kerrey, a big Hillary backer, go on record in an interview > talking about Obama's great Muslim heritage and roots just the > other day? He was trying to point out that any Islamic connections Obama might have were positive, not negative (as the post MDixon links to makes clear--did he not read it?). > Was this meant to cause those > concerns, that some might have, to rise in their awareness? No. _Kerrey Tries to > Explain Obama Muslim Remarks - The Caucus - Politics - New Yor_ > (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/kerrey-tries-to- explain-obama-muslim-remarks/) Also read the follow-up post, entitled "Kerrey apologizes to Obama": http://tinyurl.com/28tn69
