Kansas Gov. Brownback To Leave For Federal Religious Freedom Post

[turbinetree]

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By MATT SHUHAM Published JULY 27, 2017 10:46 AM

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will leave that role in favor of a job in the Trump administration, he and the White House announced Wednesday.

Brownback, who turned his state into a massive experiment of tax cuts and privatization (and a failed one at that, many argue), is now one of the least popular governors in the nation, the Kansas City Star noted.

He was tapped by Trump to be ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, reporting in that role directly to the secretary of state and leading the Office of International Religious Freedom. The post requires Senate confirmation.

On Twitter Wednesday, Brownback said he was “honored to serve such an important cause.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/brownback-religious-freedom-post-kansas

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And exactly when was this post made up by Congress and the Senate, when have we ever had a religious freedom ambassador, isn't there some blonde trying to get into the Vatican, and when did we become a religious state?

Lets see he bankrupted Kansas, and has for religious freedom, why, doesn't zippy the bankrupt clown first go to Standing Rock and and ask about the Standing Rock Sioux and there religious freedom, being desecrated

[MrPurple]

1. It's just preferable to be voted out for his abysmal failure

[RKP5637]

2. This guy is straight outta hell!!! n/t

[Sunlei]

3. what? so another Republican quitter gets carried by the Republican party?

[Botany]

4. Hello 1st amendment?

Is he going to work for Islamic freedoms, Jewish Freedoms, Taoist Freedoms,
Atheist Freedoms, ...... ?

[dembotoz]

6. think we all know the answer to that

[Botany]

15. Trump is playing to his mouth breathering base here and is trying to take the heat off .....

.... "tha Russian thing."


The whack job right wing chrisitians* have to play the victim card and that their
faith is under attack all the time to sell their lies and bullshit.

The same "Christian" people* who mocked Michelle Obama for not having sleeves are now
fine with a former porn star, who came to the country illegally, and very well
might have been a sex worker as 1st lady.


* http://samaritanoutreachservices.com My late aunt and uncle's gift to their home town.

Samaritan Outreach Services was formed in 1989 by Jean Carson and her husband Rev. John Carson, rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Hillsboro, Ohio. They along with Michael Maloney organized religious and community leaders to discuss how best to meet human needs in face of scarce social services in Highland County. They worked with both the Episcopal Appalachian Ministries and the Catholic Social Services in Cincinnati to create Samaritan Outreach Services.

[barbtries]

5. what the fuck?

religious freedom ambassador?

i guess i'll be rounded up when the time comes. atheist.

[turbinetree]

8. I want to know what the taxpayers pay is going to be for this asshole

since when do I and millions of others have to pay for a religious freedom ambassador

[barbtries]

10. exactly.

this fricking BLEEDING has to stop. i wanna scream

[turbinetree]

12. We need to get the vote out.............

[barbtries]

13. yep.

i've gotten active at the local level for the first time in my life. but i'm tired already.

it is a must.

[underpants]

14. I looked it up - created in 1999

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_for_International_Religious_Freedom

Ambassadors-at-Large Edit

Robert A. Seiple (1999–2001)
John Hanford (2002–2009)
Suzan Johnson Cook (2011–2013)
David Saperstein (2014–2017)
Sam Brownback (nominee)

[barbtries]

16. damn

never heard of it. and that was Clinton.

[turbinetree]

18. So the 33% cut in funds from the State Department is going to this jerk?

[Hulk]

7. This all seems so insane to me....

WTF is this religious freedom shit? I am appalled at the direction this country is going....straight to hell in a hand basket. Now I know what Grandpa was talking about.

[47of74]

9. Coward

Sam Brownshirt doesn't want to face the possibility of losing an election so his fellow fascist Trump helps him out.

[yuiyoshida]

11. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS...as for every one else...

you are on your own, say good bye to Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and all the other religions... and I bet they go after non believers as well... HEY!! TRUMP DID tell the boy scouts, that everyone WILL BE SAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR...even if you are NOT a Christian.

well fuck you Trump!!!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

17. Yep, nothing says religious freedom like, "Say Merry Christmas!! I don't care if you're

not Christian. I don't care if you don't feel like saying it. Say it, damnit! Saaaaaayyyyyyy it!!!!!!!"

I despise Rs with every fiber of my being. They are the antithesis of all that is beautiful and good.

[SergeStorms]

22. Well said.

I couldn't add anything, except perhaps......BURN IN HELL, ASSHOLE!

Other than that........ PERFECT!

[marybourg]

19. Did Tillerson have any input?

No, I thought not.

[marybourg]

20. Just had to bring this here,

from the comments section following the linked article, by one pdferguson :

Look on the bright side, maybe he'll bankrupt religion...

[SergeStorms]

21. Like every Republican....

he'll walk away from the financial quagmire he created without ever having to take any responsibility for it.

If there were a "hell", I'd want you to burn in it until you died. After that.............all bets are off.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Locking - duplicate thread

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141830902 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.