First Links — 3.6.12

Spate of Relic Thefts Continues in Ireland
Richard Osley,  The Independent

Talmud Given First Index in 1,500 Years
Marco Tosatti,  Vatican Insider

The Crusade Against Hungary 
Marion Smith,  National Review

In Israeli Military, a Growing Orthodoxy
Dan Williams , Reuters

Biologist: Culture Just as Influential as Genetics
Casey Schwartz, Daily Beast

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