Obama's Religious Affiliation

A new poll suggesting that nearly one in five Americans incorrectly believes that President Obama is a Muslim. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted the survey. 18% of the people responding said Obama was a Muslim. That's up from 11% a year and a half ago. 43% of Americans reported that they don't know what Obama's religion is at all. 34% of conservative Republicans believe Obama is Muslim.

Franklin Graham told CNN he thinks the confusion is the result of the fact the president was "born a Muslim, his father was a Muslim. The seed of Islam is passed through the father like the seed of Judaism is passed through the mother. He was born a Muslim, his father gave him an Islamic name. Now it's obvious that the president has renounced the prophet Mohammed, and he has renounced Islam, and he has accepted Jesus Christ. That's what he says he has done. I cannot say that he hasn't." The evangelist prayed with the president earlier this year, along with his father, Billy Graham.