A secretary of state publicly identified as an evangelical in diplomacy

Evidence

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has also attended CapMin Bible study, also seems to be allowing his personal religious beliefs to influence American policy. In January 2019, speaking at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, a country riven with sectarian struggle, Pompeo highlighted his own sectarian leanings, saying he had come to the region “as an evangelical Christian” and adding, “I keep a Bible open on my desk to remind me of God’s word, and the truth.” That March, in an unprecedented move, Pompeo held a State Department telephone conference restricted to reporters from “faith-based media only.” No transcript was provided, and the list of invitees was not disclosed. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 176

Categorization

• SHARE: The State Department press conference restricted to faith-based media only, with no transcript, is a narrow detail a foreign-policy or press-freedom person would care about.
• XREF: connects to: Postwar evangelical political power moved through direct presidential access and official state religion markers — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 82

Broader Connections

• Postwar evangelical political power moved through direct presidential access and official state religion markers #exemplifies (0.72) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 82