First Links — 12.17.12

Rejoice Jerusalem
Rev. George W. Rutler, Crisis

What Happened at the 2012 United Methodist Conference?
John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism

The Puritan War on Christmas
Rachel N. Schnepper, New York Times

“Broader Societal Problems” vs. “Isolated Incidents”
Terry Mattingly, GetReligion

Natural Law Liberalism: An American Chimera
Patrick J. Deneen, Public Discourse

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