First Links — 10.24.12

A War on Religion?
Bruce Hausknecht,  Public Discourse

The Righteous Mind and the Libertarian Mind
Emily Esfahani Smith, Washington Times

Newsmagazine Death and the Dwindling Cult of Authority
Jim Kelly, Vanity Fair

A Dissident None on the Rising Unaffiliated
Nathaniel Torrey, Juicy Ecumenism

Why No One Shuts Up
Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

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