Pompeo and Brownback Address Religious Freedom Summit

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Sam Brownback addressed the second-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday.

Pompeo welcomed the foreign delegations and representatives, noting that "despite our many differences, everyone here agrees on the need for religious pluralism."

"And we all agree that fighting so that each person is free to believe, free to assemble, and to teach the tenets of his or her own faith is not optional – indeed, it is a moral imperative that this be permitted. All people from every place on the globe must be permitted to practice their faith openly – in their homes, in their places of worship, in the public square – and believe what they want to believe," Pompeo said.

Pompeo closed his remarks by emphasizing that "America's commitment to religious freedom will never waver."

Brownback urged attendees to consider the "burst of freedom most of the world's population would experience if religious freedom were protected."