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Jacob Lupfer is a faith and politics writer. A contributing editor at Religion News Service, Jacob is a frequent commentator on the role of faith in politics and public life. He is a doctoral candidate in political science at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. An expert on the institutional life of American Christianity, Jacob advises faith leaders on how religions people and institutions can more effectively advocate for the common good. During the 2016 election cycle, Jacob is blogging at Patheos about the role of faith in the campaign. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Religion & Politics, Sojourners, Religion Dispatches, The Christian Post, Baptist News Global, and elsewhere. Jacob lives near Baltimore with his wife and their two young children.

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Trump's appeals to Utah voters in Deseret News...

It reads like a stump speech for student body president. read more

Eric Metaxas opens up about his Trump support

A prominent evangelical Trump booster gave an interview to a liberal Jewish... read more

Why Jeb Bush's faith outreach failed

Maybe Jeb! was just too decent and compassionate for the Religious Right. read more

Can Hillary Clinton woo Utah Republicans who hate...

To be clear: Mrs. Clinton is not saying anything new here. She... read more

Dem Mormon outreach? Clinton pens op-ed for Utah...

I doubt it will work, but this is a smart move by... read more

Are religious right leaders Dobson, Falwell and Reed...

I've resisted calling them "whores." But the "cheap date" metaphor for religious... read more

Another respected evangelical defects to Trump

A Harvard-educated evangelical professor of Christian ethics argues that voting for Trump... read more

Typical pro-life Republican response to Democrats' appeals

Even if Democrats think they can appeal to conservative evangelicals, they'll have... read more

Should Clinton & Democrats try to win evangelicals'...

If evangelicals don't defect from the GOP over Trump, they never will. read more

Catholic bishop slams Tim Kaine for pro-choice views

Bishop Tobin says that Kaine "has been identified" as a Roman Catholic.... read more

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