John McCain is the son and the grandson of US Navy Admirals, and all but 2 years of John McCain's adult life have been in public service: 23 years in the Navy, 4 years in the Congress and 20 years in the Senate, where he built a reputation for being a maverick. But John McCain's true claim to fame goes back to the Vietnam War. After being shot down, wounded and captured by the North Vietnamese army, John McCain was offered an early spot in the prisoner exchange program after his captors identified him as the son of the US commander in the war. John McCain declined and waited 5 more years for his proper turn. John McCain's loyalty to those around him in his public life has been exemplary. John McCain is also the grandson of an Episcopalian preacher, and was raised and schooled as an Episcopalian. Since his second marriage to Cindy McCain, he has been attending her Baptist church, but mystery remains about the details of John McCain's beliefs. John McCain has foreign policy credentials but is weak on Christian issues. He opposed a Constitutional ban on gay marriage and advocated abortion in some cases. John McCain also called Islam, which denies Christ's deity, an "honorable religion", and confuses Mormonism with Christianity. Despite reservations, his candidacy rating is raised from to for the following reasons. Why Christian President John McCain's Jesus |
