I received an e-mail this morning, from a friend I rather like and respect, telling me President Obama is a closet Muslim.

Not only that, it goes on to say he prayed with other Muslims at a gathering in Washington, DC. They even wrapped in the recent hullabaloo over the National Day of Prayer, saying it was canceled (it wasn’t, but more on that in a moment).

So I went over to Snopes.com - the official, non-partisan place to go for truth about hoaxes, urban legends, and other nonsense - and just one quick keyword search later, I found the entire e-mail is based on misinformation.

Scratch that - it’s a giant stack of lies wrapped in an American flag.

I wish I could say I were surprised.

For those who have seen this e-mail and don’t know any better (not that you’ll listen, but I have to try): The photo in it which shows President Obama taking off his shoes? That was NOT so he could pray toward Mecca, as the e-mail so earnestly insists, but so he could enter a mosque on a state visit to Istanbul, Turkey.

Where everyone, no matter how high and mighty, has to remove their shoes.

Just in case you were under the impression he is the only recent President to “make nice” with Muslims:

And, if you’re inclined to believe the hype fed to you by FOX News, here’s something you won’t believe at all: The National Day of Prayer has NOT been canceled. Mr. Obama simply removed the ecumenical service from the White House, a move which makes the rest of us non-Christians - not just atheists like me, but Hindus, Native Americans, Shintoists, Buddhists, Jews, Zoroastrians, and yes, Muslims - much more comfortable with our leadership.

Every time George W. told us God was on our side, I cringed, and I applauded when President Obama mentioned unbelievers in his inaugural address. The e-mail I got complains we’re losing our freedom of speech, but when it comes to freedom of religion, well that means just one, really.

But still, it’s not the lies, or their wildfire-like spread that gets me. It’s the very idea that, if Obama were a Muslim - or anything BUT a Christian - that he could not lead the country in a moral manner. Only Christians, it seems, are pure enough in spirit to lead us, and choosing a person of any other faith is tantamount to voting for the Devil himself.

Are Christians the only people with morals? Can anyone have integrity and work toward the betterment of our world and humanity without knowing or believing in God? Are there not people of other faiths, cultures, and upbringing who are productive, ethical, functional citizens of the United States?

Because honestly, if non-Christians really lacked these traits, the believers in this country would have something to worry about. We don’t outnumber ya’ll, but if each of us were 1/2 as evil as you think, you’d be in serious trouble.

And what of the (I assume) good Christian(s) who wrote this e-mail in the first place? What kind of morals do they have?

The zombies, they’re already among us.

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