Not only doesn’t John McCain know if he’s an Episcopalian or a Baptist, not only doesn’t he know that the Constitution did not make America a Christian nation, he apparently doesn’t know a whole lot about the individual religions themselves.
At a meeting with the Spartanburg Herald-Journal editorial board, McCain was asked whether Mormons are Christians — a serious issue with many evangelicals, and a potential pitfall for Mitt Romney.
“I don’t know. I respect their faith. I’ve never frankly looked at the Mormon religion. I’ve known a lot of Mormons who are wonderful people,” McCain said. “More importantly, I don’t think it should be held against Gov. Romney. The fact that he’s a Mormon should not be a factor in people’s judgment.”
You don’t exactly have to be a theology student to know that Mormons believe in Jesus Christ. I think it’s that whole calling themselves “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints” that tips it off.
McCain’s “Christian nation” comments have opened him up to all these questions about religion. The obvious truth is that he doesn’t much care one way or another, and he hasn’t figured how how to pander. I can’t wait until a few months down the road when he just loses it and says “Look, what do you people want to hear??!? I’ll say it, just make me President!” Which, um, isn’t likely to happen, so he might as well save his dignity at this point.
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