Jewish groups protest McCain’s assertion that he would rather see America led by a Christian and that “this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles”
October 3, 2007 6:22 am US as a Christian Nation, Religion and NationalismBurston, Yes, Sen. McCain, America is a Christian nation - Haaretz, October 3, 2007
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain sparked outcries from Jewish organizations this week, after saying in an interview that he would rather see America led by a Christian, and that “the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.”
Asked if a Muslim candidate could be a good president, McCain replied, “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,”
…Every Jewish kid in America who has ever worn a kippah, every Muslim who has worn external evidence of his or her devotion to Islam, knows very well that Senator McCain was right. Every public school child who was raised in a home where Jesus was not believed to be God, and who was made to sing “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” with devotion and feeling, know just how right McCain was. Every high school football player who began every game hearing invocation to the Lord Jesus Christ cannot help but wonder what all the fuss is about.