Obama: ‘Here in the United States, We Cherish Our Religious Liberty’

"You remind us that people are only truly free when they can practice their faith freely. (Applause) Here in the United States, we cherish religious liberty. It was the basis of so much what brought us together.

And here in the United States we cherish our religious liberties, but around the world at this very moment, children of God, including Christians, are targeted and even killed because of their faith. Believers are prevented from gathering at their places of worship. The faithful are imprisoned. Churches are destroyed.

So we stand with you in defense of religious freedom and interfaith dialogue, knowing that people everywhere must be able to live out their faith free from fear and free from intimidation." (Applause)