First Links — 12.12.13

Copts Gain Rights in Charter
Jayson Casper, Gleanings

The Terrifying First Christmas
Matt Emerson, America

The Iraqi Jewish Archive: Should the U.S. Send It Back?
Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service

The Denominational Imperative
Peter Berger, American Interest

Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics of Constitutional Meaning
Justin Buckley Dyer, Library of Law & Liberty

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