First Links — 1.18.12

Battle Over Birth Control
Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed

Funeral Directors Adapt to a Secularizing Clientele
Max Rivlin-Nadler, The   Awl

Benedict’s New Friends: Greenpeace and the Socialists
John Allen, National Catholic Reporter

Slim Profits from Online Gambling
Michael Cooper, New York Times

Indiana Court Rejects Voucher Challenge
Associated Press

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