Presidential candidate drops line in interview discussing his belief
Posted: September 07, 2008
3:42 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Slip of the tongue or momentary confusion? In a television interview today discussing his religion, Sen. Barack Obama stated, "My Muslim faith."
Obama,
speaking to ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," was talking
about what he described as "smears" that were claiming he was a Muslim
when he maintains he is a practicing Christian.
"Let's not play
games," Obama stated. "What I was suggesting – you're absolutely right
that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you're
absolutely right that that has not come."
Stephanopoulos immediately interrupted Obama, stating, "Christian faith."
"My
Christian faith," Obama quickly said. "Well, what I'm saying is that he
(McCain) hasn't suggested that I'm a Muslim. And I think that his
campaign's upper echelons have not, either. What I think is fair to say
is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to
suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith –
something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for
a pretty long time."
