Our Nation's honored tradition of prayer has sustained us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to watch over and accompany us through the best of times and the darkest hours. May we as Americans never forget the power of prayer and the greatness of our Creator," Trump declared in his day of prayer proclamation.

The president made news by announcing new conscience protections for religious health care providers so that they're not forced to violate their religious beliefs about abortion.

Just today we finalized new protections of conscience rights for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students and faith-based charities

Every citizen has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith and the convictions of their heart. This is the bedrock of American life. To protect this heritage my Administration has strongly defended religious liberty," he said.

And he cited other important faith-based actions he's taken, like working to liberate preachers from the IRS threats they've faced because of the Johnson Amendment, which bans non-profits like churches and ministries from supporting or opposing political candidates.

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