ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dan Gilgoff is Politics Editor at Beliefnet.com and Contributing Editor at U.S. News & World Report. He blogs at God-o-Meter.

Gilgoff’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Politico, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Denver Post, Congressional Quarterly, Washington City Paper, and Wine Enthusiast. He has appeared on CBS, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, C-SPAN2’s Book TV, and National Public Radio.

Raised in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, Gilgoff graduated from the George Washington University in 2001 with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in religion. He lives in New York City with his wife Rebecca.