First Links —10.1.15

Benedict-hearts in the Age of Francis
Marc, Patheos

Nothing Like It in 3000 Years of Jewish Literature
Hillel Halkin, Mosaic

Half of US Catholics Disagree with Pope Francis on the Death Penalty
Leah Libresco, FiveThirtyEight

Ben Carson Isn’t the Only One a Little Bit Anti-Muslim
Matthew Schmitz, Federalist

The Newly Discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Osama S. M. Amin, Ancient History Et Cetera

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