DES MOINES — Mike Pence described Donald Trump as a defender of faith and religion in his remarks to roughly 600 Christian conservatives in Iowa on Saturday night.Pence, the governor of Indiana and running mate to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, hit the familiar campaign notes during his 45-minute address to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual fall fundraising dinner, criticizing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton on a number of fronts, including national security and the economy.But Pence also made a direct pitch to his audience, saying Trump as president would nominate conservative judges to the U.S.