Americans increasingly are convinced — incorrectly — that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and a growing number are thoroughly confused about his religion.Perhaps President Obama is not be a Muslim but he certainly acts more positively toward Islam than do most Americans. That, combined with his childhood exposure to Islam, appears to many people to be evidence that his claims of being a Christian are either suspect, or false. And the President keeps digging this hole deeper.
In a separate poll by Time magazine/ABT SRBI conducted Monday and Tuesday — after Obama's comments about the mosque — 24 percent said they think he is Muslim, 47 percent said they think he is Christian and 24 percent didn't know or didn't respond.
In other words, a larger group (48%) is doubtful about his claims to be Christian, than the percentage who believe those claims (47%). Fascinating.
Imagine, if we are in fact engaged in Huntington's "clash of civilizations" that we posted about yesterday. How strange it is that the world's only superpower has a leader whose allegiance to Western civilization is, at best, ambivalent.
Our President needs to do less "waddling" and "quacking."
