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Members of the United States Congress are demanding immediate answers after the U.S. State Department admitted a $500,000 grant the agency awarded to a humanist group may have been misused to promote atheism in Nepal and Asia under the guise of “religious freedom.”
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is demanding the State Department disclose exactly how much it knew about a pro-atheist organization called “Humanists International” (HI) and its efforts to promote atheism before it awarded the group a $500,000 grant.
McCaul has given the State Department until Aug. 6 to comply with demands for more information, threatening a congressional subpoena if the agency fails to comply.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is demanding the State Department disclose exactly how much it knew about a pro-atheist organization called “Humanists International” (HI) and its efforts to promote atheism before it awarded the group a $500,000 grant.
McCaul has given the State Department until Aug. 6 to comply with demands for more information, threatening a congressional subpoena if the agency fails to comply.
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State Department acknowledges possible misuse of funds for atheism
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is demanding the State Department disclose exactly how much it knew about a pro-atheist organization.