Comments on: President Obama: how has Islam shaped the United States?

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:16 +0000

I’m sure every religion has contributed in some way to help America, and I think the President is just trying to reach out to everyone. He said when he was a boy that, if he ever become President, he would want to make everyone happy (found the info on Wikipedia).

Concerning a great contribution of Islam to America, I know of none. Certainly the Arabs have contributed greatly to the West in general, but not every Arab is a Muslim.

Pray for President Obama. Make sacrifices for his conversion, too.

By: Patricius

Patricius — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:58:08 +0000

No one who saw the interview with George Stephanopolis in which Obama said “my Islamic faith” should be surprised at anything he said or did
over there.

By: ourboy

ourboy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:56:56 +0000

Islam has done nothing for the United States, at least not in a positive sense. I’m speaking about Islam as some sort of movement or monolithic group. If you compare the work of Christians or Jews (again, groups, e.g Synagogues, Churches, communities) in the United States, the absence of any islamic contribution here would be impossible to ignore.

There certainly have been Muslim people who have done positive things, been productive members of American society, but those tend to be small picture things. I don’t see their work having “shaped” the United States in some identifiable way.

By: Dorian

Dorian — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:29:22 +0000

Americans won freedom from a King through hard work, determination, and death. Never in our 200 year history has a president bowed to one.

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By: SDDuude

SDDuude — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:28:44 +0000

The problem here is you’re assuming ‘my own country’ is referring to the U.S. The Obama nation is a fantasy amusement park, where we all ride around on bicycles to collect our weekly stipends, bring peace unto the world and pay for it all with money earned by someone else.

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By: aliff

aliff — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:32:49 +0000

salam!!/hi!!

as for me bow to someone to show some respect won’t hurt unless to the somebody that thinked he’s the only one who should been respected, doesn’t care about the other people feeling..if u in japan,bowing is nothing just like shaking hand..so what’s the problem then?! is it because he’s the president of the united states..how about if the king Abdullah himself bowing to Obama first?!

By: jack p

jack p — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:31:38 +0000

I continue to believe there is really nothing sinister in the bow or his statements on Muslims shaping the US. He is a politician,he will say anything that sounds good to the group he is talking to. He is trying to be the anti Bush,instead of talking tough and carrying a big stick,Obama is speaking small and bending over in hopes our enemies will love us. I believe we have a stone cold moron as President. He is a product of affirmative action. His gift to British PM and Queen are beyond low class and tacky,they were downright idiotic. He appears to have little or no knowledge of US history or geography,World history,and is clueless on basic economics.
Just because someone graduates from Harvard,even if he is not aided by affirmative action,it doesnt mean he is qualified to be President or a CEO. No one would hire this guy out of Harvard so he became a community organizer. The only way to describe this occupation is its a combination of a peace corp worker and corrupt Chicago politics. Your job is to facilitate the transfer of one groups money to another,in hopes the latter will vote for you. If that doesnt work you bribe them with smokes or free liquor. This is the background of the new leader of the formerly free world. He has never managed,never led, never crafted legislation,rarely showed up at work in the senateO,which for the record is not a real job,,and spent 20 years at the knee of a racist hatemonger he has called the greatest influence in his life.

By: vladdy

vladdy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:06:16 +0000

Where did you get the idea that non-Jews were forced to leave upon Israel’s creation? It’s the Jews who can’t live in arab countries, not the other way around.

By: Elm Creek Smith

Elm Creek Smith — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:07:28 +0000

Islam did have a remarkable effect on the development of the United State’s foreign policy. After all, it was Islamic pirates’ depredations and demands for ransom that resulted in the Marines landing in Tripoli and beating the snot out of the local goons. “Millions for defense; not one penny for tribute.” Sound familiar? Other than that, though, I’m at a loss.

ECS

By: Jim Blazsik

Jim Blazsik — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:27:05 +0000

Hey Nicholas!

This blog is in no way challenging Islamic contributions in world history. The issue is Obama’s statement regarding Islam and the formation of America. In other words, the concept of freedom which includes free speech and religious expression which is absent in traditional Islamic societies. The concept of free markets are also a product of the Christian West.

By: Nicholas Manjarres

Nicholas Manjarres — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:57:55 +0000

You neglect to report here that our entire numerical and mathematical system is based on the Arabic numbers system. Also you forget to mention that Checks, Banks and most currency methods were developed by Arabs. Also, during both world wars, most of the Arab world was being used like pawns in some ridiculous game of chess that the European powers oversaw. In giving out land to the Jews who escaped Hitler, the Europeans essentially created the seeds of the “War on Terror.” If a foreign power mandated that I leave my home and sell it to a foreign or local Jew because of some foreign war, I would pick up arms and fight. Just as many “extremists” would do. Look at who would label YOU an extremist if you tried to defend your homeland.