Obama is not a Muslim

Well I mean, you're the instigator of this debate so I figured the BOP was on you.Anyways, this debate is honestly going to seem like a stand still because there seems that there is absolutely no way either of us can prove what religion Obama is. He has an Islamic background, knows very much about the Islamic faith, admits to once being a Muslim, and it is very possible that he denies being a Muslim now due to that being politically disadvantageous (face it, there will be a handful of Americans that will not support Obama because Muslims are supposedly our "enemy"). Obama could also be Christian just on the point that he says he is, and was baptized into the faith. He also doesn't practice either religion at all. The whole thing honestly just seems pretty iffy to me. The VideoI poste the video simply to prove my point that not only does Obama know a lot about the Islam faith, but that he also supports those of the Islamic faith, more so than other religions. It also shows that Obama has an extensive background with the Islamic faith. Obama and ChristianitySure, Obama can say he is Christian, but as explained earlier this could easily be because being Christian is simply an advantageous religion to have politically. At the same time, being Muslim is very disadvantageous politically. In addition, Obama would only need to say a few glittering generalities about how great God is and how he came to Jesus Christ to get people to believe he was Christian. "Obama does not practice any part of the Muslim faith and also says he is a Christian and inspired by Christ. It just does not make sense that he would not practice any of the tenets of Islam, actually violate Muslim laws (i.e. drink alcohol) and still secretly believe in Islam, but it is likely that he is a Christian."You make a mistake here, you see, Obama doesn't put Christianity into practice either.Obama rarely ever attends Mass (It is required to go every weekend), and he supports things that the Christian faith is strictly against i.e gay marriage and abortion. So Obama doesn't practice either religion, and he even goes against the teachings of both religions. "Do you have any evidence that he is lying (not just speculation)?"I cannot simply have evidence that he is lying; If I did we wouldn't be having this debate at all. However, I have given some sound reasons for why he could be lying. I have shown that he ha lot of knowledge of Islam, supports Muslims, has an Islamic background, and that it would be politically disadvantageous for him to be Muslim so he lied about his religion. He also doesn't put his Christian faith into practice. Since Obama doesn't put either religion into practice, and goes against the teachings of both religions, we can only debate on what he believes in, which is frankly, impossible. Quran and the Golden RingI just got these two things off my sources simply to support my arguments.You didn't actually disprove my source other than "they didn't show evidence" and you didn't even give a counter source to bring my own down. "Also, Muslim men are forbidden from wearing gold or silk, as it is considered too feminine, so he is violating yet another command if this ring exists."Through-out this debate I have only been arguing that Obama is Muslim in faith, not practice.In the same way, Obama could only be Christian in faith, not practice. He violates both religions. "Many politicians and media spokespeople revealed that Barack Obama is a Muslim, but to completely conceal this statement, Obama joined the united church of Christ. This attempt was to downplay his Islamic background." Yet again, more unsubstantiated rumors with no evidence whatsoever. This statement also contradicts your video evidence where Obama is actually talking up his Muslim background. Seeing that the argument comes from a logical stand point, and not an evidential stand point, there is no need to show evidence to support the claim. There is no contradiction, it downplays his Islamic background to make it seem less likely that he would be a Muslim. I wouldn't say that Obama is talking up his Islamic backgrnd as it is him showing how knowledgable he is on the Islamic faith. He was also talking to Muslims I believe, so at the point it would be advantageous for him to show his knowledge and past on Islam. Sources"He was even baptized at that Church according to your source, pointing to further evidence of his Christianity."This also helps my point on showing that he wants to make it look as if he is Christian for political advantage. Anyways, a person can't actually be Christian without first beng baptized. "Another point is that Obama, even according to you, was raised in a diverse religious background ("Obama has a very diverse past of religion. As a child he learned about the Islam faith, Christianity, and even African and Norse mythology"). So he wasn"t raised in a Muslim environment, and for most of his life did not even have contact with his Muslim father"However, he did have contact with his Muslim step-father for much of his life. This comes froms my first source. Due to the fact that we don't know who the BOP falls on, the fact that Obama puts neither faith into practice, and that we simply cannot know what Obama believes because he could easily utilize any religion as a tool for political gain, I propose that this debate should be left at a tie.Thank you for initiating this debate.