Jacob Lupfer
Strategist w/@TheRelayGroup. Systemic reform, mediocre punditry & irritating political-party subversion. Southern efficiency. Northern charm. Notifications off.
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Why Christians Should Dump Trump - The Bulwark
I spent years working for a conservative Christian organization. But I believe that supporting Trump damages the country—and Christianity, too.
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Powerful piece at @BulwarkOnline by Matt Kaufman, a former longtime Focus on the Family staffer, on why conservative Christians should abandon Trumpism for the sake of their country — and their faith.
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Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions, but the Church Must Do More
When it comes to sexuality, the Church’s account of the human person is as superannuated as trickle-down economics and coal-burning power plants.
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Jacob Lupfer
Always read @Paul_R_Elie on the Catholic Church.
“It may be stretching credulity to see his remarks in support of…the full embrace of gay people. Yet they are a step of some kind, and it may be that Francis knows where he—and the Church—must go.”
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How The Christian Post Sold Its Soul For Trump
The inside story of a major Christian publication gradually joining Team Trump and losing itself along the way
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Read it at @ArcDigi now or bookmark it for the weekend: Evangelical journalist @NappNazworth tells an inside story of how standards, integrity, and loyalty were squandered in service of Trumpism. Sad!
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Gentlemen against Trump
The president's cartoonish version of masculinity couldn't be farther from the Founding Fathers' ideal
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Jacob Lupfer
“The president's preferred form of manliness falls very far short of magnanimity. [It] couldn't be further removed from the rarefied heights toward which the gentleman works to climb.”
One of my favorite @DamonLinker columns ever. Very well said.
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Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus? - Russell Moore
As most churches are now not gathering on Sundays for the time being, some are asking if these sorts of health mandates are a violation of religious liberty.
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Jacob Lupfer
@danielsilliman Ha, nice. Fun companion piece to @drmoore’s blogpost yesterday about the religous freedom implications of forbidding church gatherings during a public health emergency.
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Finding a faith that is stronger than death — or my family's rejection - Religion News Service
(RNS) — I want an afterlife like my life has been: one like Revelation 7:9, a great multitude of diverse people existing together in love of each other and their Creator. It’s not up to me to say who qualifies.
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During her final weeks in hospice care, former RNS freelance reporter Heidi Hall of Nashville, TN submitted this reflection on her life of faith, doubt, religion & family.
She died yesterday. Per Heidi’s request, @RNS has now published the piece. R.I.P.
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Abortion and the Future of the New South
Many young New Yorkers have been fleeing the city for creative hubs in the South, where housing is cheap. But what happens now?
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NYT: Intellectually & morally superior Yankee strivers can come South for low taxes and a better life, but these “bright and driven” bringers of prosperity may leave due to abortion restrictions.
News flash: Louisiana is governed by a pro-life Democrat
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The Problem Isn’t Twitter. It’s That You Care About Twitter.
Political leaders believe that the views they encounter online are representative of the “general public.” They’re not.
Remembering a woman of valor: 4 gifts Rachel Held Evans gave us - Religion News Service
(RNS) — Instead of throwing out God or church, Rachel Held Evans demonstrated a robust Christian faith outside the bounds of evangelicalism, making sure that world’s gatekeepers don’t have the final say about one’s standing before Christ.
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Rachel’s life crossed the expanses of U.S. Protestantism. It’s a journey many of us know intimately, but she lived it publicly to both acclaim and disdain: A fearless laywoman armed with the Bible, her intellect, and a longing for truth and justice. R.I.P.
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An Open Letter to Green New Dealers - Niskanen Center
Improving Policy, Advancing Liberty
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Jacob Lupfer
The @NiskanenCenter has catapulted to the epicenter of center-right policy and politics. Agree or disagree with its principals/scholars, their work commands attention and engagement. Here’s @jerry_jtaylor on the Green New Deal and incremental policy change
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Weldon Wallace, 83, Sun reporter, music critic, foreign correspondent
Weldon Wallace, who during his 38-year career as a critic and reporter for The Sun could nimbly write about the complexities of a Bach fugue or the tempestuous nature of politics in Italy, died Sunday of arteriosclerosis at his Homeland residence....
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Jacob Lupfer
Former Sun Rome bureau chief Weldon Wallace covered a territory "greater than Alexander's Empire since it included the Middle East and Africa as well as Italy and the Eastern Mediterranean nations."
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Pundits repent of Twitter sins, apply faith to social media - Religion News Service
(RNS) — Political insiders and other pundits who are public about their beliefs are taking steps to tweet, post and blog according to the tenets of their faith.
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Jacob Lupfer
Very neat @RNS article by @Wallacewriter about political pundits and operatives who have regretted social media fights and tone. Insights from @PaulBegala, @KirstenPowers, @matthewjdowd, among others.
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'Where Is Their Respect for My Beliefs?' Christian Woman Targeted for Not Filing Taxes for Lesbian Couple
A lesbian couple in Indiana wants lawmakers to force businesses to serve them, even if it violates the religious views of the business owners and their employees.
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Jacob Lupfer
This @CBNNews article defends an Indiana tax preparer who cited her religion in declining to serve a client who had entered into a same-sex marriage. The writer never considers whether there is a basis for a conscience claim like this.
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Why 2020 is the right time for a pro-life Democrat - Religion News Service
(RNS) — A run by even a centrist on abortion would enliven a national debate that has poisoned our politics without doing much to help children (born and unborn) or families.
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Jacob Lupfer
@mattklewis I got laughed at bigly for saying so, but I think there’s lane a mile wide for a pro-life Democrat to enter the 2020 nominating contest.
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We Need Mitt Romney. And We Need Him Now. - The Bulwark
With Donald Trump’s proclamation of a phony national emergency in response to a phony invasion on our southern border, the country has entered a genuine constitutional crisis. Military funds have been diverted under emergency presidential authority...
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Strong @gabeschoenfeld piece about why everyone who cares about the Constitution needs Senator @MittRomney to denounce this fake emergency declaration and stand up for the rule of law.
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A Christian Woman Refused To Do A Lesbian Couple's Taxes Because They Are Married
"We just sat there shocked for a minute and then we got up and walked out," one of the women told BuzzFeed News.
Immanuel & The Cost Of Discipleship
Virtue-signaling DC private school shuns icky Evangelicals -- but does them a favor
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Jacob Lupfer
Far be it from me to approach @roddreher levels of Chicken Little, but this is insane. If elite Washingtonians can’t let their kids’ team play basketball against Mrs. Pence‘s employer, how are we supposed to have a religiously plural sublic square?
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Opinion: Lauren Appell: I'm thankful for Trump … and I'm not alone — Fox News
Around our Thanksgiving table this year you can bet our family is thankful for a president who has made this country a better place today than it was two years ago.
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Jacob Lupfer
Click here if you’d like to rage-start your day by reading extremely bad political commentary by a person that “runs on coffee, Jesus & a lot of grace.”
Opinion: Lauren Appell: I'm thankful for Trump … and I'm not alone - Fox News
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The Midterms Could Spell the End for America's Lonely Moderates
But the few middle-of-the-road candidates running for office this fall still believe there's a place for them in Congress.
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Midterms 2018: The Future of America's Lonely Moderates - The Atlantic
@elainaplott: “The arc of the moderate campaign is long and bends toward failure.”
Good interviews with strategists, candidates, and former Members of Congress.
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The Liberalism of the Religious Right
Conservatives who attend church have more moderate views than secular conservatives on issues like race, immigration and identity.
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Jacob Lupfer
The @CatoInstitute's @EmilyEkins is attracting notice within and beyond #NeverTrump circles for her research showing that religiosity is associated with tolerance and moderation for conservatives.
Should Democrats really want them to stop being religious?
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