President obama religious beliefs

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Summary

Barack Obama will be succeeded as president of the United States by Donald Trump, who long challenged the legitimacy of Obama&#;s presidency by questioning whether Obama, the first African American president, was, in fact, born in America.

Trump wasn&#;t alone. For years, many of Obama&#;s fellow Americans questioned his citizenship.

But the so-called &#;birther&#; claims weren&#;t the only spurious rumors about Obama. Over his eight years in office, we have written about hundreds of viral claims about the president, his family and his policies. Perhaps no bogus claim has persisted more than the falsehood that Obama is an anti-Christian Muslim.

According to a CNN/ORC poll, 80 percent of Americans correctly believe that Obama was born in the U.S., but only a plurality, 39 percent, know that he is a Christian. Twenty-nine percent believe that he is a Muslim.

For the record, Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in He is also a self-proclaimed Christian who adopted that faith as an adult.

Below are some of the biggest whoppers we&#;ve addressed about Obama&#;s religion and background, as well as baseless claims that he is anti-America in general.

Analysis

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Obama sets record straight on his religion
Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
At a rally to kick off a weeklong campaign for the South Carolina primary, Obama tried to set the record straight from an attack circulating widely on the Internet that is designed to play into prejudices against Muslims and fears of terrorism.
"I've been to the same church _ the same Christian church _ for almost 20 years," Obama said, stressing the word Christian and drawing cheers from the faithful in reply. "I was sworn in with my hand on the family Bible. Whenever I'm in the United States Senate, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. So if you get some silly e-mail send it back to whoever sent it and tell them this is all crazy. Educate."
Obama is referring to a debunked chain e-mail circulating widely on the Internet that suggests he is hiding his Islamic roots and may be a terrorist in disguise. It says he was sworn into the Senate on the Quran and turns his back on the flag during the pledge.
Some facts, some misstatements
There are some truths in the e-mail's details. Obama's middle name is Hussein. His father and stepfather were Muslim. And he spen