Sam Brownback https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:45:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Sam Brownback https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: Religious Liberty in America https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/08/spotlight-religious-liberty-in-america/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:00:36 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24398 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features remarks from Ariella Del Turco on the topic of religious liberty in the first half, along with a question and answer segment with Ambassador Sam Brownback during the second half.

Arielle Del Turco is the director of Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council (FRC) and is the co-author of FRC’s “Hostility Against Churches” report.

Sam Brownback is the former governor of Kansas, formerly representing Kansas in the U.S.… Continue Reading

]]> 24398 SPOTLIGHT: The Status of Religious Liberty https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/08/spotlight-the-status-of-religious-liberty/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:00:20 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24337 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

In this episode, Illinois Family Spotlight features remarks and insights made by the honorable Sam Brownback that took place during an IFI Forum on religious liberty.

Sam Brownback served as governor of Kansas, represented the people of Kansas in the U.S. House & Senate during President Trump’s administration, served as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, and is currently the chairman for the National Committee for Religious Freedom.… Continue Reading

]]> 24337 Are Banks Going Woke and Canceling Religious Customers? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/10/are-banks-going-woke-and-canceling-religious-customers/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:00:12 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=22347 Written by Jorge Gomez

Radical cancel culture is one of the most destructive forces in America today. It’s no secret it has infiltrated virtually every sphere of our lives, whether our public schools, colleges, government institutions or corporations. There is an ever-growing number of religious employees and business owners—many whom First Liberty represents and is fighting for—who’ve lost their livelihoods at the hands of this extreme and toxic ideology.

Woke corporate culture, however, is moving beyond purging religious employees.… Continue Reading

]]> 22347 The ‘Handshake’ Photo Taken Down at a Congressional Hearing https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/07/the-handshake-photo-taken-down-at-a-congressional-hearing/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:00:50 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=20748 Written by Terence P. Jeffrey

A congressional hearing on Tuesday was suddenly and dramatically interrupted — by the chairwoman conducting it. Her aim: Abort a Republican congressman’s attempt to present the very first photo of a person who is now 22 years old.

The scene was the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The title of the hearing: “Roe Reversal: The Impacts of Taking Away the Constitutional Right to an Abortion.”

Republican U.S. Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama began to ask a question of Dr.… Continue Reading

]]> 20748 Praise for President Trump’s Pick for Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/praise-for-president-trumps-pick-for-ambassador-at-large-for-international-religious-freedom/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:00:42 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=8034 Written by John Biver

President Donald Trump has nominated Kansas Governor and former U.S. Senator Sam Brownback to serve as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Liberty. Brownback will head the Office of International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State.

Governor Brownback served in the U.S. Senate from 1996 to 2011, and before that, served in the U.S. House. From 1995 to 1996. Brownback came to the attention of many during his campaign for president which began in February 2007 and ended that October.… Continue Reading

]]> 8034 Where Conservatives Are in the Trump Era: 15 Takeaways From Their Biggest Conference https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/02/where-conservatives-are-in-the-trump-era-15-takeaways-from-their-biggest-conference/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:00:35 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7239

Written by Katrina Trinko

Five weeks into President Donald Trump’s presidency, the first time in eight years a Republican has been in the White House, where do conservatives see the country going?

Here are highlights from The Daily Signal’s coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the largest annual gathering of conservatives:

1. Trump talks policy objectives.

In his speech, Trump emphasized a variety of issues that conservatives care about, saying, “We will build the wall and we are going to start soon,” as well as promising “a substantial upgrade for the military.”… Continue Reading

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