President Trump, First Baptist Dallas spread faith, patriotism and politics at concert WASHINGTON — Over a thousand people from across the nation — most decked out in red, white and blue, some sporting "Make America Great Again" hats, a few in uniform — flooded the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday night for the Celebrate Freedom Concert
hosted by First Baptist Dallas.
Hundreds of veterans, including wounded warriors from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, were in the audience for the event; thousands to millions more were watching on television or listening on radio, according to a church official.
The First Baptist Dallas Choir and Orchestra performed patriotic and Christian music throughout the evening, in addition to remarks by President Donald Trump, First Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress, and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler.
Although the event was nonpartisan in name, Trump, Jeffress, and Gohmert all shared a partisan message, focusing their remarks on the intersection of politics and religion.
Jeffress introduced the president as a personal friend who "
has exceeded our expectations, in reviving the economy, rebuilding our military, respecting our veterans, and restoring the greatest freedom of all — the free exercise of our faith."
"Millions of Americans believe that [Trump's victory] represented God giving us our next chance, perhaps our last chance, to make America great again," Jeffress said.
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