McCain 's outreach to Christians focuses on social justice , ending Iraq war . Senator to talk about a partnership between faith - based groups , White House . Most evangelicals support John McCain , but that is below what McCain received . Farris is not alone among evangelical leaders about his uneasiness with McCain . `` The evangelical community seems to be sitting on the fence to a particular degree , '' said Jacques Berlinerblau , a professor at Georgetown University . Evangelical community ` ` seems to be ' on the fence , '' McCain says .
McCain 's outreach to Christians focuses on social justice , ending Iraq war . Senator to talk about a partnership between faith - based groups , White House . Most evangelicals support John McCain , but that is below what McCain received . Evangelical community ` ` seems to be ' on the fence , '' McCain says .