The Brody File is interrupting vacation to bring you an exclusive news story. We have in our possession a document that's being sent out by the McCain campaign to conservative, grassroots groups across the country today. It highlights John McCain's faith. To look at the document that's being sent out, click here. Read part of what it says below:
Dear Friends,
Many of you have asked about John McCain's faith. John McCain is a strong Christian, but he believes that, in the context of the campaign, his faith is a personal issue. Excerpts directly from John McCain's family memoir entitled, Faith of My Fathers, best explain the shaping and content of John McCain's faith.
Clearly, the McCain campaign realizes that these conservative activists want to hear more on his faith. This has been the word the campaign has been getting from these groups for months and now we're really starting to see the beginning of that effort. What's apparent is that the message from John McCain to religious groups is that if they have questions when it comes to his faith, they should read his book and not hold their breath for him to talk about this from now to November. They need to understand that he's not going to open up beyond the book excerpts and they'll have to live with that.
People of faith are ready to listen to John McCain's personal faith story. Whether or not book excerpts get the job done is a big question mark.