"Joined on
stage by Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly
Craft, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.N. Secretary-General António
Guterres, the President declared that his administration would dedicate $25
million to “protect religious freedom, religious sites and relics.” He also
announced that the U.S. will be “forming a coalition of U.S. businesses for the
protection of religious freedom.”
“The United
States is founded on the principle that our rights do not come from government,
they come from God,” said Trump. “This immortal truth is proclaimed in our
Declaration of Independence and enshrined in the First Amendment to our
Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Our founders understood that no right is more
fundamental to a peaceful, prosperous and virtuous society than the right to
follow one’s religious convictions.”
While
Americans are free to practice their faith, religious freedom is not a universal
privilege, Trump reminded the audience. In fact, approximately 80% of the
world’s population lives in religiously restrictive environments, according to
the Pew Research Center."
Read the entire article here at Decision Magazine.
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