Eighteen House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), are warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken to preserve all official documents and communications on a grant program promoting atheism overseas.
Their warning came in an Aug. 2 letter made public on Aug. 3 in which the House Republicans told Blinken that his department hasn’t responded to the group’s June request for information on a competitive grant notice providing up to $500,000 to organizations devoted to “promoting and Defending Religious Freedom Inclusive of Atheist, Humanist, Non-Practicing, and Non-Affiliated Individuals” in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as South and Central Asia.
