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- He was raised Catholic, attended an evangelical megachurch and recently met the pope. Pence has described himself as a “born-again, evangelical Catholic.”
- He has supported causes important to evangelicals since his time as a congressman. As a member of the U.S. House from 2000 until his election as governor, Pence had a “reputation as a culture warrior (that) was unsullied,” according to Roll Call.
- He clashed with the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis over refugees. As governor, Pence clashed with the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis when he halted state support for efforts to relocate refugees, citing security concerns.
- He supports Israel. Before Trump announced Pence as his running mate, pundits floated the former governor as a good pick because his strong pro-Israel sentiment would shore up Trump’s shaky relationship with Jewish voters.
Jul 18, 2016 · Pence’s religious trajectory began with an Irish Catholic boyhood and proceeded to an evangelical religious experience in college that led him to call himself “an evangelical Catholic.”
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Nov 15, 2022 · Mike Pence’s religion started shifting to evangelical Christianity in college. Pence was raised Roman Catholic and was baptized at St. Columba in Columbus, Ind., where he and his brothers served as altar boys and attended parochial school, as The New York Times reported in 2016.
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- He Clashed with The Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis Over Refugees.
- He Supports Israel.
- He Signed Indiana’s Controversial “Religious Freedom” Law.
As governor, Pence clashed with the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis when he halted state support for efforts to relocate refugees, citing security concerns. 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 sta...
Before Trump announced Pence as his running mate, pundits floated the former governor as a good pick because his strong pro-Israel sentiment would shore up Trump’s shaky relationship with Jewish voters. Speaking before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in 2009, then-Rep. Pence linked his support for Israel with his faith: “Let me say emp...
Pence has stressed religious freedom throughout his political career. Last year, he addressed the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, saying, “The United States stands with all victims of religious persecution and the American people have them in our hearts — and in our prayers.” As governor, he found himself at the center ...
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
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Dec 7, 2022 · Facebook. Flipboard. Email. Former Vice President Mike Pence says he's been demeaned and misunderstood for his evangelical Christian values. In his new book, So Help Me God, he dives into how...
Jul 20, 2016 · He described himself for years as “an evangelical Catholic.” Friends say he wrestled with how to square his religious past and his religious future.
