First Links – 11.14.11

What Does it Mean to Fear the Lord?
Archbishop of Washington website , Msgr. Charles Pope

Study Finds Signs of Awareness in 3 ‘Vegetative’ Patients
New York Times , Benedict Carey

Will This Election Be The Mormon Breakthrough
New York Times , Harold Bloom

Atheists in U.S. Military Seek Official Recognition
Los Angeles Times , Matthew Hay Brown

How ‘Gay’ Lost Its ‘Shtick’ Over Time
The Jewish Daily Forward , Philologos

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