Land's service on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom was part of the recognition.
"In America, we have the right, secured by the wisdom and the blood of those who have gone before us, to allow our religious convictions and our religious beliefs to inform our values -- values that then influence what we say, what we think and what we do, no matter where we are," Land said, warning that Americans must be vigilant to ensure that those rights are not lost or watered down.
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