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Saddleback Civil Forum: McCain – America’s Role in the World

August 16, 2008 by Alex Chediak

WARREN: What is worth dying for?
McCAIN: Freedom. We cannot right every wrong, but we can be a beacon of hope for the world. We won the cold war without firing a shot. We can defeat radical Islamic.
WARREN: What about genocide — in Darfur or Georgia?
McCAIN: We need to stop genocide. We need to work with many groups to fight it.
WARREN: Russia?
McCAIN went off on Russia, and on the devastation being experienced by Georgians. Let’ s get the humanitarian aid to Georgia and send a clear message to the Russians.
WARREN: Religious liberty?
McCAIN: We need to support religious liberty everywhere…… (made stronger and more heart-felt remarks than Obama, in my opinion).
WARREN: Orphans?
McCAIN: We need to make adoption easier in America. McCain noted that he and Cindy have adopted children from overseas.
WARREN: In one minute, why do you want to be President.
McCAIN: Inspire the next generation to serve a cause greater than themselves. Work across party lines. Get things done for the good of our country.
WARREN: What would you say to those who oppose my asking you these questions in a church?
McCAIN: I’m glad to be here. I think this venue is very important.

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Saddleback Civil Forum: McCain – Stewardship

August 16, 2008 by Alex Chediak

WARREN: Which Supreme Court justice would you not have nominated?
McCAIN: Souter, Ginsberg, Stephens…. (named four of them). Said he likes Alito and Roberts a lot.
WARREN: 80% think that faith-based groups do a better job than the government.
McCAIN: No restriction to hire on the basis of faith.
WARREN: We rank 19th in graduation, and 1st in incarcerations. Do you support merit pay for teachers?
McCAIN: Yes, and we should find bad teachers other lines of work. Choice and competition for every American. This is a Civil Rights Issue of the 21st century.
WARREN: Define the rich. When does someone move from middle class to rich?
McCAIN: I don’t believe in class warfare; I want everyone to get rich. What’s happened is that spending has gotten out of control. We cannot raise taxes in tough economic times. Americans are facing big challenges. I want to give a $7000 tax credit and a $5000 refundable tax credit to purchase health care of their choice.
EXTRA QUESTION (WHICH OBAMA DID NOT RECEIVE DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS)
WARREN: Do our rights to privacy and our national security interests ever collide?
McCAIN: Yes, and one issue is secret ballots for unions. We have to keep up with our enemy’s ways of communicating.

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Saddleback Civil Forum: McCain – Worldview

August 16, 2008 by Alex Chediak

WARREN: What does it mean to you to be a Christian?
McCAIN: It means I’m forgiven. (Told the story of the soldier who eased his pain in North Vietnam.)
WARREN: At what moment is a baby entitled to human rights.
McCAIN: At the moment of conception. I have a 25 year voting record that is pro-life.
WARREN: Define marriage.
McCAIN: One man, one woman. I think the CA Supreme Court was wrong to over-turn the Prop 22 from 2000. I think the states should decide this, but I might at some point support a Constitutional Amendment.
WARREN: Stem cell research.
McCAIN: I came down on the side of stem cell research. But I am wildly optimistic about skin cell research, which is coming more into view.
WARREN: Is there evil, and what should we do about it?
McCAIN: Defeat it. Which is what we will do in Iraq and elsewhere.

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Saddleback Civil Forum: McCain – Leadership

August 16, 2008 by Alex Chediak

WARREN: The three wisest people that you would listen to.
McCAIN: General David Petraus. John Lewis. Meg Whitman (CEO of eBAY). In these economically challenging times, we need to call on folks like Whitman.
WARREN: What’s been your greatest moral failure, and that of America?
McCAIN: My greatest moral failure, that of my first marriage. America: We don’t always do what’s best for the world (though we do that very well). We don’t always serve causes greater than our own self-interest.
WARREN: A lot of good legislation dies because of partisanship. An example of when you led against your party’s interest, and even your own, for the good of America.
McCain: Climate change, out of control spending, torture. The list goes on. But as a freshman on Congress, I did not support Reagan’s mission to send troops to Beirut for peace-keeping. As you recall, it met a tragic end.
WARREN: A decision you’ve reversed in the last 10 years.
McCAIN: Offshore drilling. We’ve got to drill now, but we also need a comprehensive “all of the above” policy.
WARREN: A time you’ve made a difficult decision, and how you came to make it.
McCAIN: Saying no to early release in prison in North Vietnam. It took a lot of prayer.

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Praise for With One Voice

This relatively short book packs a powerful bang for the buck, providing much biblical and practical advice for young men and women seeking to glorify God in relationships.

Alex and Brett Harris
Best-selling authors of Do Hard Things

Alex and Marni Chediak offer sound biblical advice and a clear Christian framework for working through the maze of confusions surrounding modern marriage.

R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Publishers have been cranking out books with all sorts of directions to help Christians navigate the treacherous waters between the buoys of singleness and marriage, and I know of none that is more clear, concise and helpful than With One Voice.

J. Ligon Duncan, III Ph.D.
Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church

With One Voice is clearly written and God-centered. Our eighteen year-old daughter just read it and restrained herself from underlining nearly the whole thing!

Dr. Bruce A. Ware
Professor of Christian Theology
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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