With the news Mike Pence is officially running for president, here's a look back at a 2020 RNS profile and how he describes himself as 'a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.'
Vice President Mike Pence acknowledges a crowd who gathered to hear his speech at Starkey Road Baptist Church on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020, as part of his "Faith in America" tour. His visit came just days after President Donald Trump came to Tampa Bay on Friday for a campaign fundraiser. Pence's speech heralded the Trump administration's successes and commitment to pro-life issues.
Here are five faith facts about Pence and how his conservative Christian beliefs have made him a polarizing figure.Pence has described himself as a “born-again, evangelical Catholic.” Pence told The Indianapolis Star that he and his family attended Grace Evangelical Church in the 1990s, but by 2013, he told Fehrman, they were “kind of looking for a church.”
As vice president, Pence has been particularly vocal about abortion, calling it"the most pressing moral issue of our time." The archdiocese defied him by welcoming a Syrian family to the city anyway. In the end, the governor said that while he disagreed with the archdiocese’s action, he would not block food stamps and other state aid for the family.
He has backed that up in numerous speeches as vice president, recently telling Christians United for Israel, a conservative Christian organization led by the Rev. John Hagee, “We stand with Israel because we cherish that ancient promise that Americans have always cherished throughout our history: that those who bless her will be blessed.”
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