First Links – 07.11.11

Benedict XVI and the Future of the West , Standpoint (George Weigel)

‘Strict Separationism’ Runs Amok , National Review Online (William E. Simon Jr. & Matthew J. Franck)

Mitt Romney’s religion appeals to Jews , Deseret News (Jamshid Ghazi Askar)

In Israel, diggers unearth the Bible’s bad guys , Associated Press

HIV/AIDS-poverty link strongest in the South , USA Today (Steve Sternberg and Jack Gillum)

House: No gay weddings by military chaplains , USA Today (Cathy Lynn Grossman)

7 Scientology Secrets You Didn’t Know , HuffPost Books (Janet Reitman)

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