Trump vows to restore religious liberty at Christian Right conference

During his keynote speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition annual "Road to Majority" conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump has vowed to continue to restore the religious liberty that many evangelical Christians felt they have lost.

In his speech, the president stated that the values of religious conservatives are "under siege" in the U.S. and he vowed to support and defend the rights of Americans to live by the teachings of their faith.

"It is time to put a stop to the attacks on religion," the president said, according to Religion News Service. "We will end the discrimination against people of faith. Our government will once again celebrate and protect religious freedom," he added.

Trump denounced his political enemies and warned the attendees of the event that "entrenched interest" and "failed bitter voices" in Washington will continue their attempts to impede "this righteous cause" and to try and "stop all of you."

"They will lie. They will obstruct. They will spread their hatred and their prejudice but we will not back down from doing what is right," he said.

"Because, as the Bible tells us, we know that the truth will prevail, that God's glorious wisdom will shine through and that the good and decent people of this country will get the change they voted for and they so richly deserve," he continued.

The president went on to detail many of the campaign promises that he was able to fulfill since he took office.

Trump noted that he had withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate change agreement, appointed Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court and had blocked federal funds for nonprofits that perform abortions abroad.

He also touted the executive order he signed last month that instructed the Internal Revenue Service to avoid targeting churches, pastors and religious organizations for prosecution under the Johnson Amendment for engaging in political speech.

While the Faith and Freedom Coalition was driven mostly by evangelical Christians, there were some Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Orthodox Jews who came to hear Trump's address.

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family; the Rev. John Hagee, founder of San Antonio's Cornerstone Church; and Penny Young Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, were also present at the event.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who spoke before Trump at the conference, reminded the audience that they enjoy Republican majorities in the House and Senate, as well as a Republican in the White House.