It does not matter if the article assumes too much

Submitted by Daniel (United States), Jan 9, 2008 at 19:57

Jon, whether the article assumes too much or not does not matter to the Islamic world.

What matters is that Obama once called himself Muslim. Even if it was just on a registration form, Obama was a Muslim in their eyes and therefore should be executed in accordance with Sharia Law.

The same is true of the British reporters who were captured a couple years ago and forced to "convert" to Islam, but later rejected what they said when out of captivity. Unlike Christianity where they teach that a person's Christianity is based on believing in certain principles and historic events in their heart, Islam says that saying you are Islamic means you are Islamic.

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