First Links – 11.16.11

In Georgia, Some Vote To Stay Dry On Sundays
New York Times,  Robbie Brown

Faithful Struggle With Scandal At Penn State, Where Football Is Religion
Newsweek,  Jacob Bernstein

Protest and Reason
Public Discourse , R.J. Snell

Why China Won’t Listen
New York Times , Chen Min

The Bible of King James
National Geographic , Adam Nicolson

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