Here’s one of those “If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for us!” quotes I love to see. Sue Everhart, the Chair of the Georgia State Republican Party said of Sen. John McCain, “John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross. He never denounced God, either.”
Her “point” was that McCain did not “denounce” the United States when he was a prisoner of war. (Does that make the U.S. God? This metaphor has derailed.) But the problem with this little passion play is that…he did.
Now, of course, that was a “confession” coerced by torture. Although McCain is ashamed of being broken, there’s nothing morally blameworthy about his actions in captivity, and he certainly shouldn’t be held to his denunciation of his country. But it’s not quite accurate to say McCain never denounced America. And moreover, depending on the interpretation one puts on the word “forsaken,” it might not be accurate to say that Jesus didn’t denounce God, too.
Anyway, Everhart’s statement is a moronic one, historically, theologically, and politically. I expect McCain to denounce it swiftly.