Sam Brownback
- Summit Produces a ‘Pentecost’ Moment for International Religious FreedomFirst IRF summit led by civilians not governments pulls off bipartisan participation as attendees welcome news on next ambassador.Jayson Casper|
- No Matter Where You Are, Religious Freedom Is Getting WorseA decade of analysis from Pew details what global faith leaders already know: From China to Europe, from the Middle East to the US, persecution is climbing.Griffin Paul Jackson|
- US Continues to Condemn China’s ‘War on Faith’A new State Department report notes some “good news,” like improving conditions in Uzbekistan, though the list of worst religious persecutors remains largely unchanged.Griffin Paul Jackson|
- Sparing Nineveh: US Pledges $300 Million So Iraq’s Christians Can Return HomeA new round of funding, plus improved processes, will help minority faiths rebuild four years after ISIS pushed them out.Kate Shellnutt|
- US Officials Stand With Pastor at Turkish Terrorism TrialAndrew Brunson tells the court, “I have been praying for Turkey for 25 years. I wouldn’t do anything against Turkey.”Kate Shellnutt|
- Quick To ListenEpisode 94|43minWhy the US Believes Global Religious Freedom Is Good Foreign PolicyAnd just how successful America has been on promoting this value overseas.CT Editors |
- Sam Brownback Finally Confirmed as America’s Religious Freedom AmbassadorAfter a tight Senate vote, evangelicals are celebrating the Kansas governor’s new role.Kate Shellnutt|
- US Adds Pakistan to List of Religious Freedom Violators in Belated ReportThis year’s State Department rankings come six weeks after the new congressional deadline.Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra|
- Trump Picks Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom AmbassadorPresident makes his nomination much faster than President Obama.Jeremy Weber|
- Q&A: Sam BrownbackThe Republican senator said he could offer a promising package to evangelical voters.Interview by Sarah Pulliam|
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