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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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Is Callista Gingrich the next USA ambassador to...

Callista Gingrich will almost certainly be the next American ambassador to the... read more

Episcopal layman Neil Gorsuch

Gorsuch may represent a new mold of legal conservative who understands that... read more

Trump's new low of shamelessness and depravity

I could stomach this if Trump was the least bit contrite. But... read more

My 'bad-faith' 'review' of the Benedict option

I appreciate Rod Dreher taking the time to consider and address some... read more

Mainline Protestants: Hidden in plain sight

Before you blame mainline decline on theology or politics, look at demographics. read more

Why are white conservative Christians so afraid?

I highly encourage people who have studied this question (quantitatively or qualitatively)... read more

Glitter Ash Wednesday: A (very) modest defense

I want to concede a few points that may have gotten lost... read more

Why anti-gay wedding vendors should discriminate more

Paradoxically, the more a wedding vendor discriminates against straight couples, the more... read more

Why opposing same sex marriage isn't like racism

The parallel to Jim Crow is bonkers, as though Pope Francis is... read more

Trump's anti-Semitism comments are too little, too late....

Trump's comments paled in comparison to President Bush's empathetic, bold condemnation of... read more

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