American Values

Pence Defends Religious Liberty
 
I was honored to be part of a select group at the State Department today, with representatives of 106 countries, to hear Vice President Mike Pence deliver a powerful defense of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that should be protected in every nation.  
 
Sadly, Pence noted that "a stunning 83% of the world's population lives in nations where religious freedom is threatened or even banned."  As a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, I can assure you that the challenge is enormous and far worse than most Americans realize.