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Allegations that Barack Obama secretly practices Islam or is an atheist,〔Demonizing a President: The "Foreignization" of Barack Obama, Martin A. Parlett - 2014, p 126〕 or that he is the antichrist of Christian eschatology, have been suggested since he campaigned for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and have proliferated since his election as President of the U.S. in 2008. As with conspiracy theories surrounding his citizenship status, these false claims are promoted by various fringe theorists and political opponents, with American bloggers and conservative talk radio hosts particularly promoting the theories. Despite the fact that these assertions are false, belief of these claims in the public sphere has endured and, in some cases, even expanded during Obama's Presidency according to the Pew Research Center, with 17% of Americans (including one third of conservative Republicans) believing him to be a Muslim in a 2012 poll. ==Claims that Obama secretly practices Islam== Obama was baptized into the United Church of Christ (UCC) denomination and formally joined it in 1988. He left the UCC in 2008 because of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy.〔("Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized" ). Associated Press. msnbc.com. November 17, 2008.〕 He now worships with a Southern Baptist pastor at Camp David but has not become a formal member of any church since 2008.〔Sullivan, Amy (June 29, 2009). ("The Obamas Find a Church Home—Away from Home" ). ''Time''.〕 Though Obama is a practicing Christian〔Marsden, Lee. "Religion, Identity and American Power in the Age of Obama." International Politics 48.2-3 (2011): 326-43. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 27 May 2012.〕〔Jacobson, Gary C. "Legislative Success and Political Failure: The Publics Reaction to Barack Obamas Early Presidency." Presidential Studies Quarterly 41.2 (2011): 220-43. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 27 May 2012.〕〔 and he was chiefly raised by his mother and her Christian parents, his father Barack Obama, Sr., with whom he lived only as a baby, was a Muslim-turned-atheist, and his stepfather Lolo Soetoro with whom he lived during his early childhood was a nominal Muslim. This familial connection to Islam, among other things, is a basis of claims that Obama secretly practices Islam. According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', false rumors saying that Obama was secretly a Muslim started during his campaign for the United States Senate in 2004 and had expanded through viral e-mails by 2006. The ''Times'' compared these rumors to earlier false rumors about 2000 presidential candidate John McCain fathering a dark-skinned child out of wedlock.〔(Smears 2.0 ), ''Los Angeles Times'', December 3, 2007〕 The rumors were subsequently promoted by conservative talk show hosts, including Michael Savage.〔 In December 2007 the Hillary Clinton campaign asked a volunteer county coordinator to step down after she forwarded an e-mail message which repeated the false rumor that Obama was Muslim.〔(Clinton Campaign Volunteer Out Over False Obama Rumors ), ''Washington Post'', December 5, 2007〕 In June 2008, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, himself Jewish, spoke out to Jewish voters in Florida against false e-mail rumors which said that Obama was secretly a Muslim and did not support Israel. Bloomberg said: "I hope all of you will join me throughout this campaign in strongly speaking out against this fear mongering, no matter who you'll be voting for."〔(N.Y. Mayor urges Jewish voters to denounce Obama Muslim rumors ), Associated Press, June 2, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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