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As another poster noted, John McCain is probably already baptized. You can’t be a full-fledged Episcopalian for years and years and not be baptized. When you join the Episcopal Church, you are baptized (including adults) if you hadn’t been before, confirmed if you have, or received if you’ve been confirmed elsewhere. Speaking as someone who has been a Christian all my life and became an Episcopalian as an adult, I personally find his stated intent to be baptized again insulting, as well as very bad theology. Once you’re baptized, that’s it. I used to think that, if McCain became president, I could live with that (don't get me started on the other Republican candidates). Now though, with these and other recent moves, I’m losing any respect I had for him.
