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I'm Morgan Lee, an associate digital media producer

here at Christianity today. And I am now joined by the lovely Mark Galley. Do people ever use

that adjective to describe you? The lovely? Yeah. All the time. Oh, okay. It's almost just too

commonplace. The lovely editor-in-chief, Mark Elie. Mark, who is also joining us today?

The lovely Melissa Rogers. Melissa is, now this is a mouthful, so hang on, listeners,

a church-state lawyer and non-resident senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings

institution. She previously served as a special assistant to President Obama

and executive director of the White House, Office of Faith-based, and Neighborhood Partnerships.

What you're supposed to get out of that is this. Melissa is really smart, has had a lot of

experience and knows a great deal about religious freedom, and that's why we have are on the show.

Is that true, Melissa?

Well, I have worked in this area

for a long time, many more years that I'd like to admit. There you go. It's great to be with you all

today. Melissa, where are we talking to you from? I am in Falls Church, Virginia, right now.

Awesome. I love Virginia. It's a great state. Yep. Okay, so let's get into our discussion for today. Last week,

the U.S. Senate confirmed Sam Brownback as America's next ambassador at large for international

religious freedom. The appointment came six months after President Trump had nominated the former

Kansas Republican governor. Brown's position is part of the Office of International Religious

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