First Links – 09.23.11

Conscience, Coercion, and Healthcare
Public Discourse , Helen Alvaré, Gerard V. Bradley and O. Carter Snead

Pro-Life Christians Challenge Congressional Republicans on Mercury Regulation
Time , Elizabeth Dias

Israel Offers Peace—Again
Wall Street Journal , Michael Oren

Megachurch pastor Rob Bell seeks life beyond the pulpit
USA Today

Indonesia suicide church bomber kills at least one
BBC

Five myths about millionaires
Washington Post , John Steele Gordon

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