First Links — 1.12.12

Improving Our Sunday Best 
Duane Litfin, Christianity Today

Mormons Worry About Acceptance but Embrace Difference
Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post

Putting Nuns on the Pill
Matthew Hanley, Catholic Thing

European Identities and Immigration Pt. II
Francis Fukuyama, American Interest

Ten Years of Changing Attitudes on Gay Marriage
Pew Forum

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