Sam Brownback

5 faith facts about Sam Brownback: Political champion of religious freedom

By Adelle M. Banks — July 27, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The two-term governor and former senator helped sponsor legislation creating the office he might lead.

Trump to nominate Sam Brownback as religious freedom ambassador

By Yonat Shimron — July 26, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Brownback's fellow Republicans called the job a good fit for him, and some conservative religious groups had pushed for the appointment.

Kansas bans Shariah, Muslims eye legal fight

By Lauren Markoe — May 29, 2012

(RNS) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill preventing judges from considering foreign law in their deliberations, a move that Muslim groups say is a direct and unnecessary assault on Shariah, or Islamic law. By Lauren Markoe.

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