Brownback to be honored for work as religious freedom envoy
May 31, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will be honored for his work as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
The Kansas City Star reports that the Hindu American Foundation plans to give Brownback its Mahatma Gandhi Award for Advancing Pluralism.
The foundation said Thursday that the award recognizes individuals or institutions that foster America's "inclusive and pluralistic character." It is named for the Indian leader whose commitment to nonviolent resistance became a model for the U.S. civil rights movement.
The foundation praised Brownback's advocacy fo...
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