First Lady Avoids Travel to Muslim Countries

I want to make it clear up front that I do not wish ill will upon President Obama even though I may write articles that are in opposition to his administration. I pray that he does what is best and right for this nation. That being said, I received an email this evening concerning the travel itineries of the President and in particular the First Lady.

The email was pointing out that Michelle Obama has never visited any Muslim country with the President who has been to numerous Islamic countries nor has she gone separately to one. Mrs. Obama peels off in a separate direction, usually to Europe, while the President visits in places like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc then they meet back up. The premise of this email is correct. The previous First Ladies have travelled extensively during their White House years and have gone to Muslim countries without hesitation. So, why hasn't Mrs. Obama? The answer is one that does not sit well with me.

I don't know if President Obama has any significant religious beliefs, Muslim or otherwise, or if he is just an opportunist, but the Muslim world believes him to be Muslim and that is what matters. For Michelle Obama to go into Muslim countries with them believing Mr. Obama is Muslim would require her to dress appropriately as other Muslim women do in whatever country she enters honoring their beliefs. She would have to declare herself Muslim and would be subject to Sharia law. If she didn't do so, it would indicate that Obama is either not Muslim himself or is married to an infidel. A Muslim cannot be married to an non-Muslim under Sharia law. Even Queen Noor (the former American Lisa Halaby) had to convert to Sunni Islam to marry the late King Hussein of Jordan, becoming his 4th wife.

This is the crux of the problem. Obama has backed himself into a corner over the religion issue. He makes vague claims to being both Christian and Muslim. One cannot be both. The two religions are at complete odds with each other. The people of the two faiths do not worship the same God even, though, many Americans believe this to be so. The Muslims do not make that mistake. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (our Judeo-Christian God) is a God of Love. It is not Allah, the god of war who appeared on the scene ca 600 AD. There were no muslims, Islam, or an Allah before then.

Point is that the email I received was correct which is really unusual with internet mail of this variety. The accuracy can be checked out in a just a few minutes by anyone who cares to take the time and comfirm it. But, it also distrubs me as this country is at war with extremist Muslims around the globe.