(...continued) John McCain continues about his beliefs: "We had some incredible experiences [in the POW cell]. I'll never forget that first Christmas when I... read from the Nativity story from the different Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And I looked in that room around and there were guys who had already been there for seven years and tears were streaming down their face..." John McCain's story is poignant but the Nativity story is only in Matthew and Luke (Mark and John commence when Jesus is already an adult), so John McCain couldn't have read the Nativity story in "Mark ... and John" in Vietnam. More relevantly, he is unlikely to have made the above statement if he is reading his Bible today. What are John McCain's beliefs about Islam? John McCain stated, "I admire the Islam. There's a lot of good principles in it. I think one of the great tragedies of the 21st century is that these forces of evil have perverted what's basically an honorable religion." Should a Christian really "admire" a system of beliefs that denies the cross, resurrection and deity of Christ, and call such a system of beliefs "honorable"? And speaking of "perverted" ...
11. Do you believe Jesus to be God or the Son of God? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 12. Do you believe Jesus was born to a virgin, died and rose from the dead? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 13. Do you believe Jesus ascended to the Father and will return riding on clouds? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 14. Do you believe the bread & wine turn into Jesus' flesh & blood when blessed? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 15. Do you believe Jesus and Satan were once brothers? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 16. Do you believe heaven and hell are places that really exist? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 17. Do you believe only those who obey Jesus as master will go to heaven? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 18. Which books do you believe to have been inspired by God and without error? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 19. Which passage(s) from those books troubles you, and how do you deal with it? John McCain: (this beliefs answer is pending) 20. The beliefs of which Christian leader alive today resemble your beliefs? John McCain: (this belief answer is pending)
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