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Sarah Elizabeth "S. E." Cupp (born February 23, 1979) is an American political commentator and writer, co-author of the book Why You're Wrong About the Right with Brett Joshpe, and author of the book Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity.

Personal background

Cupp was born in Carlsbad, California and raised in Andover, Massachusetts. In 2000, she graduated from Cornell University, with a degree in Art History. While attending Cornell, she worked for her college paper, The Cornell Daily Sun. In 2010, she earned a master's degree in Religious Studies at New York University.

She is a classically trained ballet dancer and over a period of ten years danced with the Ellicott City Ballet, Washington Ballet, and Boston Ballet. She enjoys fishing and target shooting, and also follows NASCAR.

Cupp is a self-described atheist.

Journalist and commentator

In 2002, she was hired by the New York Times to write and edit for the Index Department. She is also a contributor to Politico.com's The Arena and a guest of Fox's Hannity, Fox & Friends, Strategy Room, The Young Turks and Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Her writings have appeared at The Washington Post, New York Daily News, Foxnews.com, The American Spectator, Townhall, Newsmax, Human Events, Slate, Maxim, The Daily Caller, SI.com, and CNN.com.

In 2009, she was hired as a columnist at the Daily News Online.

Criticism

S.E. Cupp has generated significant criticism from the atheist/skeptical/rationalist community online, many remaining skeptical of her self-described atheism. Some have pointed out contradictions in her views on atheism as evidence for doubting weather or not she believes in god. During an interview with Luke Ford she claims when asked to recall what she cherished about religion “I loved a lot. I loved the belonging. I’m a consummate fan; whether it’s with the Mets or with a religion, I really like to be a cheerleader, a supporter. I get really into it. I was really turned on by that sense of group identity. You’re one of us.” Then minutes later when answering a different question S.E. Cupp claims that "In part, I became an atheist became I’m not really a big joiner."

The central thesis of her book Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity has also been criticized for lacking substantiation and credibility. She has been conclusively shown to have misrepresented at least some of the examples she uses in the book to support the idea that a liberal media exists and/or such media attacks Christianity. An Article on The Washington Post heavily criticizes her views on Evolution. Stating that "S.E. Cupp's handling of science and religion misrepresents the nature of evolution, obscures the science of biology and dismisses the deeply held religious views of most Christians outside of the fundamentalist subculture."

Bibliography

• Cupp, S. E. (2008). Why You're Wrong about the Right: Behind the Myths. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 1416562826. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Cupp, S. E. (2010). Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 1439173168.

References

1. http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/07/s-e-cupps-diary-mothers-day-edition/
2. "S.E. Cupp-Rizzo Sports Interview," accessed Dec 27, 2009; also archived version of biography at website for her book Why You're Wrong About the Right (whywrongaboutright.com, currently inactive); accessed via archive.org on Dec 27, 2009.
3. S. E. Cupp (2009-12-23), Belief and nonbelief are not equal, NY Daily News, As an atheist myself, I like to think I adhere to the same Judeo-Christian values that most of religious America does.
4. The Good Atheist. (2010-05-18), Is S.E. Cupp an atheist?
5. Luke Ford (2010-04-24), An Interview With TV Pundit & Author S.E. Cupp
6. Luke Ford (2010-04-24), An Interview With TV Pundit & Author S.E. Cupp
7. The Young Turks (2010-05-26), S.E. Cupp Vs. TYT: Anti-Christian Liberal Media Bias?
8. LiberalViewer (2010-05-21), Losing Our Religion Misleading?
9. Joshua Rosenau (2010-05-25), Political Bookworm: Arguing with S.E. Cupp about evolution, The Washington Post

External links

• S.E. Cupp's Official Site
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• Twitter page
• The Arena Profile
• Daily News Online column

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• 1979 births
• Cornell University alumni
• American political writers
• Human Events people
• American Spectator people
• People from San Diego County, California
• People from Essex County, Massachusetts
• Living people
• American atheists
• New York University alumni