McCain promotes his “Christian Nation"

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John McCain is our latest, but certainly not our last presidential hopeful to tell the country that a government’s embrace and execution of Christian principles is the quintessential marker that the right person is holding the highest office the land. As McCain said in a interview posted on Beliefnet:

"I think the number one issue people should make in the selection of the president of the United States is, ‘Will this person carry on in the Judeo-Christian principled tradition that has made this nation the greatest experiment in the history of mankind?’ I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles, ... personally I prefer someone who I know has a solid grounding in my faith."

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American democracy suffers when people have to be closeted about their faith because it fosters a climate of religious intolerance. However, to suggest as McCain does that an important qualification to lead this country is to be a practicing Christian is an affront to us all.

McCain as a religious person in public life would be just as scary as Bush not only because of the sordid baggage of religious bigotry he would bring. McCain’s sentiment is contrary to the American ideal of the United States as a democratic society without a religious test for public office.

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[beberocks]

1. Are these the same xians that can't wait to bomb Iran?

And have turned a blind eye to all the death and destruction we have caused in Iraq? Yeh, Jesus would have approved of that. Must be great to be holier-than-thou.

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4. Indeed

God bless America, and damn everyone else.

[lonestarnot]

2. And that's how he got his druggie wifie off her wrap, stepping on little people.

[gatorboy]

3. Expect McCain to experience stigmata near the primaries.

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22. Will he have a hole somewhere besides his head?

:shrug:

[RiverStone]

5. John who?

McCain's campaign is dead in the water.

Everybody see's this except John.

He is a religious bigot who has shown his view of America excludes all but those who see the world through his narrow minded window.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

7. He isn't even a bigot.

He's pandering to bigots. I'm not sure which is worse.

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8. I had to think on that one for a bit

And I think pandering to bigots is worse. I couldn't stomach sacrificing my values and (even potentially) causing harm to others to appease hateful scum, no matter what I'd gain.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. He's not a bigot?

"I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles, personally, I prefer someone who I know who has a solid grounding in my faith.”

"I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live."

[wicket]

27. But he said he only meant the prison guards, so he's not a bigot, right?

:sarcasm:

Thanks for reminding me of that comment.

[Puglover]

6. k and r n/t

[swimboy]

9. Not only has he jumped the shark

he has landed in the water with it.

K&R

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13. Wouldn't it be nice

if the shark were to give him a bite on his backside? :evilgrin:

[swimboy]

14. I think this stand is going to cost him an arm and a leg!

:evilgrin:

[Initech]

10. Someone should point out to McCain...

The section in the Constitution where it says that no religious test shall ever be required if someone is to hold high office, or something to that effect.

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12. The Constitution is only a GD piece of paper

And as long as the religious test is only a de-facto one, rather than an official one, it doesn't actually violate the Constitution, does it?

[flvegan]

15. The new Rolling Stone has a good article about McTroll

Worth picking up (or reading online).

[TheModernTerrorist]

16. McCain should run 3rd party

He'd probably get more votes that way

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17. He'd get those of Jim Dobson and his groupies

As long as he promises to hate gays and turn the nation over to Jesus those votes are his.

[TheModernTerrorist]

23. and who doesn't want THAT vote

;-)

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24. Sane people who *don't* hate everybody?

:shrug:

[JackBeck]

18. Article 11, Treaty of Tripoli:

"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

Have you no sense of American History, sir? Have you no sense of History?

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20. He obviously doesn't

He's one of the Fundie-revisionist ilk. They think if they call America a "Christian Nation" often enough it will make it so.

[David Zephyr]

19. How can John McCain possibly blow both George Bush & James Dobson simultaneoulsy?

How does he do it?

Senator Lindsey Graham taught him.

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21. Amazing, isn't it?

And what a pair . :scared:

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25. This Atheist is tired of hearing the Christian Nation CRAP.

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26. I hear you

Saying it over and over doesn't make it true, but some people don't seem to understand that.