Convenient little flashback.
Via Daily Caller:
As President Obama faces harsh criticism for his handling of the Islamic terrorist attack in Paris, a review of his personal statements about religion presents a window into his view of the Muslim faith, which he acknowledged his father was born into.
Obama drew fire for not appearing at an anti-terrorism unity march in Paris after the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that it was “not accurate” to call the Hebdo attack an act of “radical Islam.”
A pre-presidential speech by Obama can offer some insight into the president’s view on Islam. In 2006, Obama acknowledged for the first time that his father was born a Muslim in a speech at the “Building A Covenant For A New America” conference in Washington, D.C. on June 26, 2006. The organization Sojourners, an evangelical Christian group based in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of D.C., co-sponsored the “Call To Renewal” event.