{"id":44379,"date":"2019-05-23T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T20:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=44379"},"modified":"2019-05-23T18:14:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T21:14:17","slug":"vice-president-pence-on-religious-liberty-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/23\/vice-president-pence-on-religious-liberty-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Pence on Religious Liberty in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking at the Liberty University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-vice-president-pence-liberty-universitys-commencement\/\">commencement<\/a>, 11 May 2019:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The truth is, when you leave Liberty Mountain, you\u2019re going to find an America filled with promise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We live in a time when the freedom of religion is under assault. Yesterday, I was informed by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that today Christians suffer more persecution around the world than any other religion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The freedom of religion is enshrined in our First Amendment and in the hearts of every American. And these attacks on Christian education are un-American. I\u2019m proud to report our administration has already taken decisive action to protect religious liberty, and we\u2019ll continue to do just that. And I promise you: We will always stand up for the right of Americans to live, to learn, and to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience.<\/p>\n<p>The American people cherish our tradition of religious education, and as President Trump said at this very podium two years ago, on our watch, \u201c<strong>No one is ever going to stop you from practicing your faith or from preaching what is in your heart<\/strong>.\u201d That\u2019s a promise&#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the loudest voices for tolerance today have little tolerance for traditional Christian beliefs<\/strong>. So as you go about your daily life, just be ready. Because <strong>you\u2019re going to be asked not just to tolerate things that violate your faith; you\u2019re going to be asked to endorse them<\/strong>. You\u2019re going to be asked to bow down to the idols of the popular culture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-vice-president-pence-liberty-universitys-commencement\/\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking at the Liberty University commencement, 11 May 2019: The truth is, when you leave Liberty Mountain, you\u2019re going to find an America filled with promise&#8230; We live in a time when the freedom of religion is under assault. 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