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No, this is a fake quote that was circulated on conservative websites; it was made up to try to persuade you that the president is a secret Muslim. He is not; he is an American and a Christian. The fake quote was supposedly from one of the president's books, but when fact-checkers looked at both "Dreams from my Father" and "The Audacity of Hope," they found no such quote, nor anything even close to it.

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No, this is an internet myth, based on an intentional misquote of something the president did say, that he would be a voice for diplomacy and seek out partners for peace in whatever countries they could be found; he also said he would welcome new immigrants, whether they were Muslim or Christian or any other religion, because America is a country of diversity. But he never said he "stands with the Muslims" nor did he say that he was a Muslim.

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No, he did not. This is another example of an internet rumor, started by the president's political opponents to make it seem that he was anti-American and pro-Muslim. First, there is nothing wrong with being a Muslim. Mr. Obama is not a Muslim and has never been one, but he has Muslim relatives in Africa (he met them in 1989 when he visited for the first time) and he respects their religion. He is a Christian, and yet some people keep questioning his faith. Having been friends with Michelle Obama's cousin (a famous rabbi) for several decades, I've asked him about Mr. Obama's religion, and he verified that the Obamas are in fact Christians, but they are respectful of all religious traditions.

That said, all over the internet, there are misquotes, fake quotes, and distorted quotes from people trying to prove some political point. In this case, people who obviously never read either of the president's books have invented a quote to "prove" he is sympathetic to Islam. Fact-checkers thoroughly examined his books, and there is no such quote anywhere in either book. Also, fact-checkers examined speeches he made, and there is no such quote there either. The fake quote you are referring to is a distortion of page 261 of "The Audacity of Hope," in which Mr. Obama is talking about the need to avoid suspicion of people of who are different; after 9/11, some people became suspicious of ALL Muslim-Americans, and he is saying that just because someone comes from an Arab country (he mentions Pakistan, for example), that does not necessarily mean we should assume the worst about them. And he says that if a time comes when he sees people being discriminated against because of their race or ethnicity, he will stand with them. That is all it says.

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No. Just because President Obama despises Benjamin Netanyahu and insists that Israel return stolen lands does not mean he stands with Muslims. What Obama has said on several occasions was that all Americans, himself included, would stand with any nation that was committed to fighting climate change. President Obama will stand with Muslims on climate change. He also said, as did Hillary Clinton, that he was not against Muslims, but rather, he was against extremists, Zionists and terrorists. Unfortunately, there are some people who believe (without any good reason) that President Obama is secretly a Muslim or a Jew or a Republican, so they made up fake quotes that they claim "prove" he is pro-Islam or pro-Jew and anti-Christian.

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Yes, but your quote is taken out of context and misquoted. Pres Obama was referring to supporting all immigrant groups. See the entire quote from pages 260-261: "...Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of Immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction...".

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Yes and no. This is what he actually said: ". . . "Whenever I appear before immigrant audiences, I can count on some good-natured ribbing from my staff after my speech; according to them, my remarks always follow a three-part structure: "I am your friend," "[Fill in the home country] has been a cradle of civilization," and "You embody the American dream." They're right, my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect. "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." [Page 260-261] . . . "

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No, that is a myth. It is based on an intentional misquoting of what he actually said. There is nothing anywhere in either "Dreams from my Father" or "The Audacity of Hope" about "standing with the Muslims," nor in any of his speeches or radio or TV appearances. Unfortunately, there are some people who believe (without any good reason) that President Obama is secretly a Muslim, so they made up fake quotes that they claim "prove" he is pro-Islam and anti-Christian. That is false. He was raised a Christian, he is a Christian, but he has family members who are all sorts of religions, including Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians. What he did say on several occasions was that all Americans, himself included, would stand with any nation that was committed to peace. He also said, as did George W. Bush, that he was not against Muslims, but rather, he was against extremists and terrorists.

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No, he did not. That is another of the many fake quotes you can find circulating on the internet; this quote was created by someone who believed the president is secretly a Muslim and was trying to "prove" it. Some versions of this quote have claimed it's something he wrote in one of his books-- but no such quote, nor anything similar, is found in anything he ever wrote. Further, there is no such quote in any of his speeches, and no he didn't say anything like this on TV either. He did say that he opposed discrimination against anyone based on their religion, and in a speech in Cairo, Egypt, he said he wanted the US to have positive relationships with Muslim countries.

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