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Pompeo and Brownback Address Religious Freedom Summit

'All people from every place on the globe must be permitted to practice their faith openly'


Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Sam Brownback addressed the second-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday.

Brownback: We Must Stomp Out Religious Persecution Around the World 

Delegations from around 80 countries attend first U.S. government summit on religious freedom


Sam Brownback, who serves as the ambassador at large for religious freedom at the State Department, pledged a new U.S. government commitment to halting the persecution of religious minorities around the world and called on other countries to join the campaign.

Democrats Dragging Out Brownback Confirmation

Trump appointed governor to religious freedom post in July but Dems have criticized his LGBT record


Catholic leaders and human rights activists are blasting Democrats for delaying the confirmation of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to a State Department post aimed at protecting the freedom of people around the world to practice the religion of their choice.