WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Muslim and Jewish groups on Monday sharply criticized Sen. John McCain's comments that he would prefer a Christian president to lead the United States.このときは、これで終わったのだが、何故か今も、Beliefnetのインタビュー動画がネット上の話題にのぼっているようだ。
イスラム教およびユダヤ教団体が月曜に、キリスト教徒の大統領が米国を指導すべきというJohn McCain上院議員のコメントを鋭く批判した。
The Arizona Republican's remarks came in an interview with Beliefnet, a Web site that covers religious issues and affairs.
宗教関連をカバーするWebサイトBeleifnetとのインタビューでアリゾナ州共和党McCain上院議員はコメントした。
"I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles, personally, I prefer someone who has a grounding in my faith," the GOP presidential hopeful told the Web site in an interview published Saturday.
土曜日(2007/09/29)のWebサイトとのインタビューで共和党大統領候補McCain上院議員は「米国はキリスト教の原則によって建国されているので、個人的には私の信仰と同じ信仰を持つ者が好ましいと誠実に述べなければならない」と述べた。
McCain also said he agreed with a recent poll that 55 percent of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation. "I would probably have to say yes, that the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation," he said.
McCain上院議員は最近の世論調査で55%が米国憲法はキリスト教国を確立していると考えていることに同意して、「おそらく憲法は米国をキリスト教国として建国していることにイエスと答えるべきだ」と述べた。
On Sunday night, McCain sought to clarify his remarks while campaigning in Hollis, New Hampshire. "What I do mean to say is the United States of America was founded on the values of Judeo-Christian values, which were translated by our founding fathers which is basically the rights of human dignity and human rights," he said.
日曜夜にMcCain上院議員はニューハンプシャー州Hollisでの選挙運動で発言について明確にしようとして次のように述べた。「私が言ったことの意味は、米国がユダヤ＝キリスト教の価値観に基づいて建国されており、その価値観は建国の父たちによって、基本的には人間の尊厳と権利として翻訳されている。」
"I believe that anyone can be president of the United States of any faith," McCain said, saying he was angry his remarks were misinterpreted but "there's nothing I can do about it."
「私はいかなる信仰を持つ者であっても、米国大統領になれると考えている。」とMcCain上院議員は述べて、自分の発言が誤解されていることに怒っていると述べたが、「それについてできることはない」とも述べた。
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[Groups criticize McCain for calling U.S. 'Christian nation' (2007/10/01) on cnn]
Transcript of John McCain video:
I would probably have to say yes, that the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.
I think the number one issue that is in the selection, that which people should make a selection of the President of the United States is, "Will this person carry on in the Judeo-Christian principled tradition that has made this nation the greatest experiment in the history of mankind"?
I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles that, I, that, that's a decision that the American people would make, but personally, that's, that's just, I prefer someone who I know with a solid grounding in my faith.
I just feel that, that, my faith is probably a better spiritual guidance, a better spiritual guidance. I just would, I just feel that that's an important part of our qualifications to lead.
We welcome the poor, the tired, the huddled masses, and, but they, when they come here, they shouldn't, they know that they are in a nation founded on Christian principles.
Our Founding Fathers were concerned about church being part of the state such as had been in England and the imposition of a certain type of Christianity imposed on people. So, they didn't mean, in my view, separation of church and state, that there is no place for God or a Superior Being, a Creator. They also continued to emphasize the Christian principle, "In God We Trust", "created equal." Every statement that they made had to do with the belief in a Divine Creator.
We are a nation which is uniquely designated in many respects. But I think it was Man implementing the teachings of Christ.
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Annapolitan | 06.08.08 - 1:33 am |
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(2008/06/07) on Atheist Media Blog -- Your Daily Source of Videos
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