U.S. Vice President JD Vance says he hopes his Hindu wife, Usha, will one day embrace Christianity, though he insists her faith is a matter of “free will.”

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event this week, Vance said his wife “comes with me to church” and that the couple has chosen to raise their three children as Christians.

“Do I hope, eventually, that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved by in church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that, because I believe in the Christian gospel,” he told students.

Vance added that if his wife chose not to convert, it would not cause conflict in their marriage: “If she doesn’t, then God says everybody has free will, so that doesn’t cause a problem for me.”

Usha Vance has previously said she remains committed to her Hindu upbringing and has no plans to convert, but she supports her husband’s faith and ensures their children learn from both traditions.