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Former Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was booed at a conference in Washington, D.C., after criticizing the leadership of former President Donald Trump. "I'm running because he's let us down," Christie said to a crowd at the Faith & Freedom Coalition event on Friday, referencing Trump. "He has let us down because he's unwilling to take responsibility for any of the mistakes that were made and any of the faults that he has and any of the things he's done, and that is not leadership everybody. That is a failure of leadership." At that point, several people in the...

The crowd at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy conference went wild after North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a gubernatorial candidate in his state, emphatically endorsed former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.This nation needs a fighter, someone who is willing to go on to the world stage, walk in boldly, strongly, waving the American flag saying, ‘The Americans are here and we are in charge again. And we’re going to lead this world into the future with freedom,'” he said.“That’s what America needs and that is why on this stage, today, I’m endorsing Donald J....

Napa Legal Institute released its first annual “Faith and Freedom Index” on Wednesday concluding that Texas and Alabama rank highest in the nation for protecting freedoms for faith-based groups, while Michigan and Nevada ranked the lowest. The institute shared its new findings with Fox News Digital. The study ranks all 50 states and Washington, DC on how much their laws affect faith-based, tax-exempt nonprofits’ ability to operate successfully and efficiently without governmental hindrance. The group awarded scores to each state based on a list of 14 factors in the categories of religious freedom and regulatory freedom. States that tout constitutional...

President Trump delivers a speech Thursday at Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference being held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. “We expect over 1,500 grassroots activists from across the country to attend Road To Majority this year and leave better equipped to influence elected officials to strengthen families,

A Republican senator told conservatives Friday they should pray for President Barack Obama and suggested a biblical passage that says, “Let his days be few.” Georgia Sen. David Perdue told a gathering of religious conservatives that “we need to be very specific about how we pray.” He suggested using (Psalm 109:8), which reads: “Let his days be few, and let another have his office.” As the audience at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s conference laughed and applauded, Perdue said, “In all seriousness, I believe that America is at a moment of crisis.” …

hDonald Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell and other speakers are set to address the 2016 Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference is one of the largest events for religious conservative groups in the country. Trump’s speech marks an appeal to the evangelical voter base, whose support for Trump has taken some analysts by surprise. “Mr. Trump won a plurality of evangelical votes in the Republican primaries on his path to the nomination, and we welcome him to once again address members of Faith and Freedom and to express his views on the many issues of importance to...

ANDERSON, South Carolina — Three presidential candidates came to Rep. Jeff Duncan’s Faith and Freedom BBQ here in South Carolina’s northwest corner on Monday, but only Sen. Ted Cruz brought a crowd with him.Cruz, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were the three featured speakers at the conservative congressman’s annual cattle call, and there were supporters here backing each of the candidates. But most of the estimated 2,000 people seated around tables at the Anderson Civic Center came for Cruz, easily identifiable by the red “courageous conservative” shirts they wore.Winning the Feb. 27 primary in South Carolina,...

Washington—Speaking to a gathering of religious conservatives Saturday night, Gov. Scott Walker spoke for several minutes about the shooting in Charleston, S.C., calling it a "racist" and "evil" act and asking for a moment of prayer for the "nine brothers and sisters in Christ who were taken on Wednesday."....."...."I think they're going to have a good healthy debate and should have that debate in South Carolina amongst officials at the state level," Walker told reporters after his dinner speech at the "Road to Majority" conference."I just think before I or anyone else weighs in on anything to do with policy,...

The organizers of the Faith and Freedom Coalition have cleared a ballroom in Washington, D.C., Friday after receiving a threat. FFC Chairman Ralph Reed made the announcement and a D.C. police officer said there have been various threats made on the event, which is being held at a local hotel.

".....In contrast to a Republican summit in New Hampshire last week, Saturday’s event was largely devoid of attacks on the national Common Core education standards and overhauling entitlement programs. There were far fewer references to tax policy, trade or regulation. Instead, speakers gave full-throated endorsements of their religious beliefs and the role Christianity has played in shaping American values. Speaking at an evangelical church with a large wooden cross near the stage, would-be candidates detailed the role of faith in their life, quoted Biblical passages and gave personal anecdotes about the power of prayer. Mr. Jindal opened his speech by...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told about 200 Republicans here Friday that if he runs for president, he will campaign in Iowa up until November 2016, and not just through the crucial caucuses in the early part of the year. "We wouldn't be here just for the caucus we'd be back here for the full haul," he said. Walker said winning the Midwest will be crucial for Republicans. Walker is on a two-day swing through Iowa — home to the nation's first presidential contest — as he prepares to launch an almost-certain bid to take the White...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is joining the parade of ambitious Republicans courting religious conservatives as the early jockeying for the next presidential contest intensifies. Christie was to deliver his first major address to an evangelical conference on Friday, the second day of the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual meeting, which brings hundreds of social conservative leaders to Washington. He’ll be joined on a packed agenda that also includes the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nominee, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, and tea party firebrand Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. […] This group of potential presidential contenders largely represents a wing of the...

On the Fourth of July, in the United States of America we celebrate freedom. In particular we celebrate freedom from tyranny, and a government that is not representative; freedom from unchecked power and unaccountable sovereigns.Distorted and faithless notions - Yet, as Christians we cannot overlook that there are ways of understanding freedom today that are distorted, exaggerated and detached from a proper context. Many modern concepts of freedom treat freedom as something that faith limits, not enhances.Alexis De Tocqueville said Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. In America today we are seeing the erosion of all...

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed is vigorously refuting a published report that he sought to help the Boy Scouts of America persuade Christian leaders to back a proposal to allow gays to become scouts. Current BSA policy is to bar membership to “open or avowed homosexuals.” But a proposal to be voted on this month, supported by some leading BSA officials, would permit gays to become members while maintaining a ban on gay adult volunteers. …

Presidential Voter Guides include U.S. Senate races prepared by Faith and Freedom Coalition. Also Family Research Council Action's Voter Guide & Score Cards Are your like-minded friends, family, neighbors & co-workers really registered to vote? Quickly find out online - http://www.areyouregistered.org/ffc/ Faith and Freedom Coalition: 2012 Congressional Scorecards - http://ffcoalition.com/sites/default/files/2012-FFC-SCORE-CARD.pdf FRC Action: 2012 Values Voter Presidential Voter Guide - http://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF12F14.pdf FRC Action: 2012 Values Voter Presidential Voter Guide (Spanish Language) - http://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF12I01.pdf FRC Action: 2012 Pro-Family Congressional Scorecards (and 5 previous Congresses, also searchable by Name, etc.) - http://www.frcaction.org/scorecard FRC Action Voter Tools - http://www.frcaction.org/votertools FRC Action: 2012 Political Party...

Go to Cspan.org and watch the 3 GOP candidates speak at the Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Rally. Do you agree with me that Newt Gingrich knocked out of the park, while Santorum continues with his whining how he is better than Romney and Romney tells stories about senior citizens who cannot retire? Believe me, we may be in trouble with either Santorum or Romney. Newt would beat Obama in a landslide.

Ralph Reed speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, brought his message to Palm Beach County Wednesday, where he spoke to multiple area Republican clubs at the Binks Forest Country Club in Wellington. Reed shared his vision of the work that needs to be done among conservative groups in 2012 in preparation for the upcoming election. He also answered a few questions exclusively for BPR: VIDEO

It is our distinct pleasure to invite you to the South Carolina Faith and Freedom Presidential Kick-Off, sponsored by the South Carolina Faith and Freedom Coalition, to be held at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel on Monday, January 16th in conjunction with the Fox News debate. We expect over 500 grassroots activists, pastors, and key leaders from across South Carolina to attend the SC Presidential Kick-Off, including the 2012 GOP Presidential candidates, which will be one of the premier events leading up to the debate. The Kick-Off will begin on Monday, January 16th with a Milk & Cookies...