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Little more than a week after securing his re-election, President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slew of nominations for his new Cabinet, some of which are controversial. Among them is Matt Gaetz, a Florida congressman, whom Trump has nominated for Attorney General. 

Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said he was encouraged that Mike Huckabee was one of the first ambassadors to be named by Trump.

Darron Carmon, who served eight years in prison for an armed robbery he didn’t commit, received a pardon on Wednesday (Nov. 13) from outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Carmon, who’s now a pastor, spent three decades fighting the charges against him.

Jackie Hill Perry had some compassionate yet challenging words for a woman who called in to the “Hardly Initiated" podcast. The caller, Nicole, has been married to a woman for five years and says that she loves God but has a “cloud” over her.

The size of Gateway Church's staff continues to be reduced amid scandal and financial hardship. Kenneth Fambro, one of the church’s three remaining elders, revealed in a video that giving is down by 35%-40%. 

‘Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,’ said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor.

Jaukeem Fortson, the phenomenal 14-year-old singer currently competing on Season 26 of “The Voice,” continued to wow audiences across the country and received a high praise from judge Snoop Dogg.

Mike Huckabee, who served as a Southern Baptist pastor and state denominational leader before entering politics, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.