FIRST-PERSON: Men and the specter of failure

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“Every man lives with the specter that he is letting someone down,” a pastor once told our men’s group.
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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“Every man lives with the specter that he is letting someone down,” a pastor once told our men’s group.

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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.

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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TEMPE, Ariz. – China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form an “Axis of Upheaval” whose members collude to repress religious freedom both within – and often outside – their borders, a new study says.

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.