Evangelical groups aren't the only evangelists on college campuses now. There's a new kid in town, and its passion for evangelism and Bible reading burns bright-in the form of Catholic prayer candles.

This coming Independence Day, almost 47 million Americans will stay dependent on food stamps. That means roughly one-in-seven families will picnic on taxpayers' dollars-about $81 billion this year.

Yet the Senate has already shot down a block grant amendment to the food aid program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), voting 65-33 to defeat the proposal introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Mark Stambler is a serious bread baker. His sourdough and rye loaves are leavened from a homemade wild yeast starter, kneaded with hand-ground wheat, and baked in a hand-built 6-foot-tall backyard oven.

The Los Feliz, Calif., resident has been an at-home boulanger for over 40 years, baking rustic breads good enough to sell. And that's what Stambler did for about a year when two local specialty shops agreed to sell his bread.