Randy Alcorn has written an article that is being much circulated and tagged around the Christian branches of this world wide web. He says he’s voting for McCain because he’s voting for life.
But the facts do not support Alcorn’s hypothesis. John McCain is not a pro-life candidate.
1. John McCain voted against the ban of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. He further defended that vote at the Saddleback forum:
REV. WARREN: So would you favor or oppose the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research since we have this other breakthrough?
SEN. MCCAIN: For those of us in the pro-life community, this has been a great struggle and a terrible dilemma, because we’re also taught other obligations that we have as well. I’ve come down on the side of stem cell research, but I am wildly optimistic that skin cell research, which is coming more and more into focus and practicability, will make this debate an academic one.
2. When running against George W. Bush in 2000, McCain repeatedly stated his support of abortion in the case of rape, incest and the “health of the mother.” (see glassbooth.com) This continued into the primary season of 2008.
3. In putting together his “Gang of 14″ senators in 2005, Senator McCain agreed to permit the most vocally pro-life appointments to be fillibustered, pushing through more moderate appointments. To make matters worse, he did so when his own party was in the majority, and had the votes to push through the nominees.
There may be some valid economic and national defense reasons to vote for John McCain on November 4, but if you are a single issue voter, and if abortion is that single issue, John McCain should not be your candidate.
