First Links — 2.19.16

What Donald Trump and Pope Francis Actually Have in Common
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post

Lent for Overachievers
Leah Libresco, Aleteia

What Conservative Gay Christians Want
Dan Hitchens, Spectator

Marx vs. Faith on ‘The Americans’
Matthew Schmitz, Acculturated

Finding Jesus at Work
Emma Green, Atlantic

Miss Marple and the Problem of Modern Identity
Alan Jacobs, New Atlantis

Is a Surrogate a Mother?
Michelle Goldberg, Slate

A Social Conservative Case Against Trump
Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Fewer Asians Need Apply: Discrimination in College Admissions
Dennis Saffran, City Jounral

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