Pompeo and Brownback Address Religious Freedom Summit

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

Jeffrey Cimmino
July 17, 2019 2:05 PM

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

Susan Crabtree
July 24, 2018 11:35 AM

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.

Pompeo, Brownback Release Annual International Religious Freedom Report

Jack Heretik
May 29, 2018 12:29 PM

100 Iranian Christians Waiting to Enter U.S. Could Be Sent Back to Iran This Week

Activists: Deportation threat amid IRGC crackdown on dissidents could be death sentence

Susan Crabtree
January 9, 2018 5:00 AM

U.S. government action could send 100 mostly Christian Iranians stranded in Vienna back to Iran this week, where their return during the harsh government crackdown on dissidents could target them for further persecution, human rights activists warn.

Democrats Dragging Out Brownback Confirmation

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

Susan Crabtree
November 11, 2017 5:00 AM

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.

Report: Welfare Reform in Kansas Caused Individuals to Reenter Labor Force Earning Higher Incomes

Combination of welfare reforms led to a 78 percent decline in TANF enrollment

Ali Meyer
August 27, 2017 5:00 AM

Welfare reform implemented in Kansas caused individuals to reenter the labor force while earning higher incomes, according to a report from the Foundation for Government Accountability.