CP Aug 28, 2018
About 100 evangelical leaders were invited to dinner at the White
House Monday night for what was a prayer-filled event that's been
compared to a church camp meeting and a campaign rally.
Dubbed a
"state dinner" for evangelical leaders, the event was held specifically
in the "honor of evangelical leadership." The dinner was attended by
dozens of evangelical pastors, evangelists and activists who've been
involved in informally advising the administration including well-known
figures like Franklin Graham, James Dobson, and Greg Laurie.
The
dinner was also attended by Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of
Homeland Security Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services Alex Azar and Ambassador at-Large for International
Religious Freedom Sam Brownback. The event was officially hosted by
first lady Melania Trump.
"We are here today to celebrate America's heritage of faith, family and freedom," Trump told the crowd.
"As you know in recent years, the government tried to undermine
religious freedom but the attacks on communities of faith are over.
We've ended it."
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