Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was "just curious" when he forwarded a chain e-mail suggesting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the biblical antichrist. "I was just curious if there was any validity to it," Funderburk said in a telephone interview. "I was trying to get documentation if there was any scripture to back it up."
Funderburk apparently sent the e-mail from his business account at Gastonia Sheet Metal where he works as a business agent. The e-mail, which has circulated in the last six months since Obama secured the Democratic nomination, claims the biblical book of Revelation says the antichrist will be in his 40s and of Muslim ancestry.

This urban legend has been debunked by Snopes.com, and it's been widely reported that Obama is not Muslim. Funderburk insists, however, that there is a possibility of Obama's rise as part of the End Times:
When asked if he believed Obama was the antichrist, Funderburk replied, "I've got absolutely no way of knowing that."
Funderburk said it "probably does give that impression" that he believed the e-mail was true "but that was not my intent."



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