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McCain talks Christianity
Senator John McCain said in an interview that he would prefer a Christian president over someone of a different faith, calling it "an important part of our qualifications to lead." In an interview with Beliefnet, a multi-denominational Web site that covers religion and spirituality, the Republican presidential hopeful was asked if a Muslim candidate could be a good president. "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," he said in the interview published on Saturday. "But that doesn't mean that I'm sure that someone who is Muslim would not make a good president."
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