Vice President JD Vance slammed the U.S. government’s previous promotion of atheism on the world stage while addressing the International Religious Freedom Summit on Wednesday.
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VicePresidentJDVanceslammedU.S.bureaucracythathas“corrupted”aidprogramstoforeignnationsamidtheTrumpadministration’sinvestigationintoUSAIDwaste,directinghisireatarecentrevelationthatthegovernmenthadfundedaprogramtopromoteatheism—ordisbeliefinGodorgods—inNepal.
“Inrecentyears,toooftenhasournation’sinternationalengagementonreligiouslibertyissuesbeencorruptedanddistortedtothepointofabsurdity,”Vance,whoisCatholic,saidattheInternationalReligiousFreedomSummitinWashington,D.C.,onWednesday.“Thinkaboutit:HowdidAmericagettoapointwherewe’resendinghundredsofthousandsoftaxpayerdollarsabroadtoNGOsthatarededicatedtospreadingatheismallovertheglobe?Thatisnotwhatleadershiponprotectingtherightsofthefaithfullookslike.”
VancedidnotmentiontheUnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment(US
