2008-05-12 President Apostate
{{#vardefine:keylist|}}{{#vardefine:Date|2008-05-12}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Date}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|2008-05-12}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|[[{{#var:Date}}]]}}{{#vardefine:Topics|\Edward Luttwak\Barack Obama\Islam\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Topics}}{{#vardefine:Topics.disp|\Edward Luttwak\Barack Obama\Islam\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:URL|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/opinion/12luttwak.html}}{{#vardefine:keylist%7C{{#var:keylist}}\URL}}{{#vardefine:URL.disp%7Chttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/opinion/12luttwak.html}}{{#vardefine:Title%7CPresident Apostate?}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Title}}{{#vardefine:Title.disp|President Apostate?}}{{#vardefine:Text|by Edward Luttwak, who makes the case that Obama might be considered an apostate Muslim by Islamic law, and concludes “That an Obama presidency would cause such complications in our dealings with the Islamic world is not likely to be a major factor with American voters, and the implication is not that it should be. But of all the well-meaning desires projected on Senator Obama, the hope that he would decisively improve relations with the world’s Muslims is the least realistic.” See the discussion page for commentary on this, including some apparent factual errors.}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Text}}{{#vardefine:Text.disp|by Edward Luttwak, who makes the case that Obama might be considered an apostate Muslim by Islamic law, and concludes “That an Obama presidency would cause such complications in our dealings with the Islamic world is not likely to be a major factor with American voters, and the implication is not that it should be. But of all the well-meaning desires projected on Senator Obama, the hope that he would decisively improve relations with the world’s Muslims is the least realistic.” See the discussion page for commentary on this, including some apparent factual errors.}} {{#xploop:{{#var:Topics}}||}} {{#xploop:{{#var:keylist}}|\n* $s$: \o#var:$s$.disp\c}}