I know people at work who seem to be reasonably intelligent people most of the time, but confess to having grown up in either Catholic or Baptist homes. When the topics of "a woman's right to choose," or that of "teaching Creationism in the public schools" come up they are given to say, "intellectually we are pro-choice and/or pro-science. But they will tell you when they're really pressed that their childhood learning returns and they can't totally positive.
               Many of these people have said that they are pretty certain that because Obama's father followed Islam, if really pressed Obama will follow Islam too. I think the majority of these people, if they saw the cover of the "New Yorker," would be more convinced than ever that Obama is a closet Muslim. And they're coming to these conclusions is a direct result of their own childhood experiences.