First Links — 2.16.12

The Separation of Church and State is Impossible
Rollo Romig, New Yorker

Gambling and the Common Good
Russell Moore, Moore to the Point

Is Confucianism a Religion?
Peter Berger, The  American Interest

The Problematic Rhetoric of Religious Liberty
Patrick Deneen, Front Porch Republic

Next
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

The Church in the Age of Therapy

Matthew Loftus

In 1966, Philip Rieff wrote in The Triumph of the Therapeutic that “Religious man was born to…

Canada’s Deadliest Blind Spot

Anna Farrow

On September 20, the Daily Mail ran a story with the provocative headline, “Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother…

The Faithful Joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen

Mike Aquilina

Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen seem to have had little in common. She favored rhinestones; he wore…