"'On Fire For God's Work': How Scott Pruitt's Faith Drives His Politics"

"The Sunday before Scott Pruitt's confirmation hearing to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Pruitt stood on the stage of his hometown church, bowed his head, and prayed.

"I stand on a platform today with a man of God who's been tapped to serve our nation," said Nick Garland, the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, Okla.

"It's an honor for the Kingdom of God to have a man of God who's going to fill that role," said Garland. "We wanted to pray for you today, and ask God to bless you.""

Tom Dreisbach and Joe Wertz report for NPR May 1, 2018, in the first of two parts.

Source: NPR, 05/02/2018