What's in a Name?

Have you ever thought of what goes into a name?  It should be a very important decision when we decide a name for our children, our company or any other named item.

In business it is sometimes called branding.  Some businesses will rename their company and re-brand it so that they can be more successful.  Many entertainers will change their names or have stage names.

For instance, actor John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison.  John Wayne does sound more rugged as needed for a western star.

Companies protect their names with copyrights and trademarks.  Apple computer for instance with the little apple icon is a very well developed brand.

This takes me to what I want to talk about today.  Barack Hussein Obama.  As of late Barack is telling everyone that he is a Christian.  The first red flag is, if you need to tell everyone then you need to work on your brand.  It seems that 25% of Americans believe that he is a Muslim.  How could that be,  he told the media that he is a Christian.  It seems that we just do not believe him.

I thought well lets think about it for a minute.  He was born to a Muslim father.  In the muslim world the son takes up the religion of his father.  He spent ages of about 6 to 10 being taught in a muslim school in Indonesia.  His school records state that he is a Muslim.  Finally,  in the Muslim religion if you leave the faith the punishment is death.  Well since Barack is still alive it seems that the Muslims still believe that he is a Muslim.   He did attend the Reverand Wrights Church for 20 years and his church claims to be christian.   So go figure.  Barack, a mystery wrapped in an enigma.

Well lets look at his name.  You know Barack Hussein Obama was not always named Barack.  He used to be named Barry Soetoro.  It seems that the name Barry did not suit the young Soetoro boy so he changed it to the Muslim name of Barack Hussein Obama.  This is not too unusual.  Remember rebranding.  However there are a few famous atheletes who changed their name from American type of names to Muslim names when they converted to Islam.

Let me name two.  First is Cassius Clay,  Cassius was a great boxer and Olympian.  He boxed his way to the top ultimately as heavyweight champion of the world.  Along the way he converted to Islam and thus changed his name to Mohammad Ali.

The second is Lewis Alcindor, Lew grew up in New York City and gained the notice of a west coast coach named John Wooden.  Along the way Lewis converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar.  He went on to help UCLA win mulitple NCAA Championships.  He also had a long carreer in the NBA with the Milwaukie Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

So it would seem that when you convert to Islam you change your name.  With Barack Obama
it seems to me that he converted to or was always a member of Islam.   Of course as part of the Muslim religion you can tell an untruth to infidels (if it serves the purposes of Islam)  it is considered morally correct.

In the final analysis,  Americans have the obligation to be suspect of their President when they as an educated public see these inconsisitancies.  Will the real Barack Obama please stand up.