Mike Pompeo
Pompeo investigation could undo religious freedom movement’s ‘success’
By Peter Henne — May 20, 2020
(RNS) — The religious freedom movement has mortgaged its bipartisan reputation to maintain access to the Secretary of State. A blow to his credibility could hurt persecuted people of faith around the world.
State Department cites religious freedom violators
By Adelle M. Banks — December 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The department redesignated on Wednesday the nine other countries that had been categorized as ‘countries of particular concern’.
It’s time for Democrats to start talking about international religious freedom
By Peter Henne — November 21, 2019
(RNS) — As the Democratic presidential candidates try to stand out from the pack, they are ignoring one issue that could draw religious voters.
Vatican appears to rebuke new US West Bank settlement policy
By Jack Jenkins — November 20, 2019
(RNS) — The Vatican criticized ‘recent decisions’ it says undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced this week that the U.S. no longer sees Israeli settlements on occupied territory as illegal.
Trump advisor calls Pompeo’s West Bank decision an answered prayer
By Jack Jenkins — November 18, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday (Nov. 18) that it no longer considered Israeli settlement illegal, instead calling them 'ill-advised,' a term borrowed from Ronald Reagan. Pro-Israel evangelical leaders praised the move, but other faith groups criticized it.
Pompeo’s ‘Christian leader’ speech goes only as far as Trump allows
By Eric Atcheson — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — It takes a strong sense of compartmentalization to square Christianity’s ethical demands for truth-telling, integrity and human rights with the Trump White House’s elastic relationship with the truth.
In Rome, Pompeo and Brownback invoke glory days of US-Vatican alliance
By Claire Giangravé — October 2, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Invoking the alliance between President Ronald Reagan and St. John Paul II, the secretary of state and Vatican officials stressed religious freedom and other issues on which the current president and pope agree.
Faith groups urge State Department to abolish new ‘unalienable rights’ commission
By Aysha Khan — July 24, 2019
(RNS) — A coalition of 430 human rights, foreign policy and faith-based organizations, leaders and scholars has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to disband his controversial new human rights commission.
As religious freedom summit ends, State Department announces new alliance, sanctions
By Adelle M. Banks — July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Many of the survivors of religious violence who spoke at the summit reminded attendees of those who remain persecuted for their faith across the world.
Don’t write off the State Department’s new Commission on Unalienable Rights just yet
By Mark Silk — July 17, 2019
(RNS) — The commission chair's view of human rights is not as cramped as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement might lead us to believe.
Religious freedom summit opens with stories of religious violence and resilience
By Adelle M. Banks — July 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said the Trump administration wants to ramp up attention to killings and persecution based on religious beliefs and reverse trends that show they are often on the increase in countries across the world.
Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo address Christian pro-Israel summit
By Jack Jenkins — July 8, 2019
(RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both addressed the annual summit of Christians United for Israel, a conservative Christian organization led by the Rev. John Hagee, which claims more than 6 million members.
Religious, civil rights groups ask Pompeo to request expert probe of US racism
By Adelle M. Banks — March 22, 2019
(RNS) — 'We are deeply concerned by credible reports indicating a frightening resurgence in white supremacy,' the groups told the secretary of state.
Pompeo: All faiths will have ‘something to say’ on forthcoming peace plan
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 19, 2019
(RNS) — The U.S. secretary of state’s remarks came Monday (March 18) during a controversial phone briefing as he was leaving for a five-day trip to Beirut, Jerusalem and Kuwait City.
Absent an imam, Domineque Ray’s execution by Alabama disenfranchises Muslims
By Megan Goodwin — February 13, 2019
(RNS) — The American legal system's anti-Islam problem might be more accurately seen as a pro-Christianity problem.
