First Links—7.8.15

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Talks God, All the Media Hears Is “No Sex”
Kate O’Hare, Patheos

Rust-belt Revivalists Can’t Save the GOP
Michael Gerson, Washington Post

The Socialist Surge
Ben Shreckinger and Jonathan Topaz, Politico

Burying Christians Under ISIS Guns
Mat Wolf, Daily Beast

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