5 faith facts on Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’
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(RNS) Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate.
Trump made it official Friday (July 15) — fittingly, in a tweet.
Pence became governor of the Hoosier State in 2013. Previously, he had worked as a lawyer, president of the Indiana Policy Review, political talk radio show host and U.S. congressman.
He has described himself as a “pretty ordinary Christian” and as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.”
But he also once said, “I made a commitment to Christ. I’m a born-again, evangelical Catholic.” That’s not a combination you hear every day, as journalist Craig Fehrman, who has covered the Indiana governor for Indiana Monthly, has pointed out.
Here are five faith facts about Pence and how his unusual faith mix has shaped him as a politician…. read more here
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