I think there are important distinctions to be made. What the “Muslim rules” are for who is considered a follower and who is not is an irrelevant point. If I belong to a group as a child and they say I’m still considered one of them by their rules I find that almost amusing.
Obama’s religious practices may be only marginally Christian, but they are certainly not Muslim (They’re rather Unitarian Universalist, actually). The only reasonable question is whether his background and relatives would cause him to exercise poor judgment for emotional reasons, his vision clouded by unacknowledged favoritism.
Frankly, we don’t even need to know that in his case, though it might be pertinent with some other Muslim-raised (or anything-raised) person. Obama has already shown enough poor judgment and clouded vision because of his academic radical leanings to make his childhood religious practice irrelevant.
