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John McCain is a baptist, but wants only to be known as a Christian. He truly
became of Baptist faith when he started attending the baptist church with his wife who is also of that faith.
Isn't John McCain a Baptist?
John McCain
was raised Episcopalian but calls himself Baptist today. When asked why he switched his Christian denomination to Baptist,
John McCain stated that Baptists baptize by immersion. Peculiarly, John McCain has yet to be baptized by immersion.
Why
then did John McCain become a Baptist?
The switch in John McCain's Christian denomination coincides with his second
marriage to Cindy McCain, a Baptist, and the Baptist church he attends is hers. John McCain's denominational shift appears
to be based on his wife's Christian beliefs more than John McCain's own Christian beliefs.
Wasn't John McCain the Christian
leader of his POW cell in Vietnam?
John McCain stated: "I was selected to be room chaplain because I had an abundance
of religiosity... I had gone to church all my life. I had gone to an Episcopal school where we went to church chapel every
morning. I went to the Naval Academy where chapel attendance was mandatory. I knew all of the words to the Nicene Creed and
the Apostles’ Creed. So I had an ability to lead a church service."
So, John McCain was the chaplain because
he had the "ability to lead a church service", which he equates with "an abundance of religiosity".
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Sarah Palin was baptised a Roman Catholic, but now attends a Christian Assembly of God church. She describes herself
as a bible believing Christian.
Sarah Palin's key positions, include anti-gay marriage and anti-embryonic stem
cell research. And when asked during a 2006 debate about her position on evolution and
Creationism in schools, Sarah Palin replied:
"Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate
is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."
On abortion, Sarah
Palin wrote to the Alaska Right to Life Board about her position in 2002:
"[I am] pro-life as any candidate can be [and
have] adamantly supported our cause since I first understood, as a child, the atrocity of abortion."
Sarah Palin's
position on abortion was personally tested in 2008 when she learned that the son she was to deliver had Down syndrome. Sarah
Palin recounted, "[My husband] said, 'We shouldn't be asking 'Why us?' We should be saying 'Well, why not us?'"
Sarah
Palin continued, while looking at her son, "We've both been very vocal about being pro life. We understand that every innocent
life has wonderful potential. I'm looking at him right now, and I see perfection. Yeah, he has an extra chromosome... Trig
[our son] is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel
privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives. We have faith that
every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed."
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