The Virginian-Pilot - "Frank Batten Jr. breaks with the past and pursues a new calling" by Philip Walzer

"The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a Washington-based law firm that advocates for free religious expression worldwide, has received more than $550,000 from Frank and Aimee Batten, according to the IRS forms. "He's one of the few who will put down a substantial amount of money to defend the religious freedom of people he disagrees with," said Becket's president, Kevin J. "Seamus" Hasson.

Hasson described his discussions with Batten as profound yet unpretentious – "just a couple of guys talking about how we're going to change the world." Batten, he said, "has never, ever asked for something to be named for him or for any public acknowledgment. He just wanted to see the work get done quietly."

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