Update: I talked with an editor for the JTA, "The Global News Service of the Jewish People," who asked me, "Why is this news? It's from a year ago." But then, the story was largely ignored because McCain was in the back of the pack. Now, he deserves intense scrutiny. A Democratic activist commented, "Many people say it's a Christian Nation." But McCain wasn't making a statistical generalization. It was a constitutional pronouncement.
A little over a year ago, John McCain told an interviewer for BeliefNet:
"... [T]he Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation."
When confronted, McCain refused to retract the statement.
While this attack on the First Amendment's prohibition on the establishment of religion was (scantily) reported at the time (see below), it hasn't received much attention since.
In the same interview McCain also said he'd be reluctant to vote for anyone for President who didn't share his faith, particularly a Muslim.
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