Three facts explain John McCain's popularity
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The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 29 August 2018
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John McCain is being remembered as one of our nation's greatest heroes and leaders. This podcast discusses three reasons for his abiding popularity and explores their relevance for Christians in a post-Christian culture. For more news discerned differently, or to receive the Daily Article via email, please visit denisonforum.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Dennis Informed, and this is the Daily Article for Wednesday, August 29, 2018. |
| 0:08.5 | Today is John Sidney McCain the 3rd's birthday. The war hero, long-time senator, and presidential candidate would have been 82 years old. |
| 0:16.9 | His body is lying in state in the Arizona State Capitol today. |
| 0:25.1 | A private service will be held at 10 a.m., then the public can pay their respects beginning at 2 p.m. local time. Tomorrow, a memorial service will be held at North Phoenix Baptist Church, |
| 0:30.9 | his home congregation. The event will be live streamed on McCain's website. Friday, |
| 0:36.3 | McCain's body will lie in state inside the U.S. Capitol |
| 0:39.4 | Rotunda. Only 30 other people in U.S. history have been so honored. His Senate colleagues and |
| 0:45.6 | staff will honor him at 11 o'clock a.m. ceremony. Then members of the public will pay their |
| 0:50.8 | respects from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday, a televised funeral service will |
| 0:55.8 | begin at 10 a.m. in the Washington National Cathedral. At McCain's request, former presidents |
| 1:01.4 | George U.S. Obama will deliver euloges. On Sunday, McCain's family will hold a private service |
| 1:07.9 | at the U.S. Naval Academy before laying his body to rest at the |
| 1:12.1 | Academy Cemetery. What explains John McCain's abiding popularity across our land? |
| 1:18.5 | One, he put principles before politics. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called McCain, |
| 1:24.7 | quote, a great American patriot, a statesman who put his country first and |
| 1:29.0 | enriched this institution through many years of service. Such praise from a leader of his own |
| 1:34.1 | political party is unsurprising. But Chuck Schumer, a Democrat who serves as Senate minority leader, |
| 1:40.4 | also honored McCain, quote, John's dedication to the country and to the men and women |
| 1:45.4 | who served it was unwavering. His life is a story of American heroism personified. Other Democrats |
| 1:52.2 | from Barack Obama and Joe Biden to his fellow senators and Arizona constituents have echoed Schumer's |
| 1:58.2 | praise. McCain was a staunch conservative. He had a lifetime 81% |
| 2:02.9 | conservative voting score with a conservative club for growth, but he worked with Democrats on |
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