WASHINGTON (BP) – Faith leaders, including those from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, are urging the confirmation of Congressman Mark Walker as International Religious Freedom (IRF) ambassador-at-large.

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With people suffering, Tennessee church SNAPped to attention

First Baptist Church in Lenoir City, Tenn., has provided food and other supplies for approximately 900 families since the government shutdown affected SNAP benefits. Photo courtesy of First Baptist

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (BP) – The idea came up during a men’s Bible study on Oct. 29 at First Baptist Church. The government was shut down. The news said that, come Saturday, a lot of people were going to lose SNAP benefits that put food on the table.

Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

FILE - Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis makes a statement to the media at the front door of the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky. Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday (Nov. 7) for the justices' closed-door conference.



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