Trump Courts Faith Vote at Values Summit in Washington

Amber C. Strong
09-09-2016

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WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and vice presidential nominee Mike Pence will be among a host of conservative speakers at this year's Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.

Trump and Pence will be the first GOP presidential ticket to attend the annual event.

Stay with The Brody File for updates all weekend from the Values Voter Summit.

Values Voter, hosted by the Family Research Council, brings together the nation's leading political figures to discuss matters of policy and faith.

With the clock ticking on this year's election, Values Voter also gives a largely Christian audience a chance to hear from a Republican presidential candidate whose faith has been questioned throughout the election.

"It's more about the policy than the personalities…Christians in the last few years are looking more at the policies than the personalities," Wallbuilders CEO David Barton told CBN News.

"Is this a leader that is going to connect us with Iran? Is this a leader that's going to connect us with Israel's enemies more than Israel?" he said.

Beyond rallying behind conservative principles, speakers also encouraged unity.

"We are going to have to fight tooth and nail to protect our religious liberties. What makes America the greatest nation on earth is not legislation. It's love. If you divide us into little corners, black corners and white corners…divided we fall," Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told the crowd.

"It is so popular to divide and conquer. I believe that God has a different plan for America," Scott continued.

In addition to Trump, potential voters will also hear from a host of other speakers, including James Dobson, actors Kirk Cameron and Jon Voight, Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, as well as other political figures engulfed in religious liberty legal battles, like suspended Bremerton High School JV coach Joe Kennedy.

The Family Research Council opened its doors in 1983 and has hosted the Values Voter Summit since 2006.

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Amber C.
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Amber Strong joined the CBN News team in Washington, D.C., in 2014 as a producer and field producer. Currently, she works as a correspondent, producer, and backup anchor for "The Brody File." Her beat includes national politics and The White House. And while she loves her current backyard of Washington, D.C., she’s a Hoosier girl at heart. Amber lives and breathes all things entertainment and politics and has had the privilege of interviewing some of the biggest names in both industries, including late night host Jimmy Fallon and presidential contender Rick Santorum. However, her true love is
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