First Links — 4.15.16

The Defense of Catholic Marriage
Ross Douthat, New York Times

Distributism is the Future
Gene Callahan, American Conservative

Catholic Astronauts Keeping the Faith in Space
Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

Conservative Movement Overturns 800-Year-Old Passover Ban on Rice and Legumes

Liza Schoenfein, Forward

What it Feels Like to be Hunted by Drones
Malik Jalal, Independent

Christopher Hitchens and the Hound of Heaven
Brian Mattson, Gospel Coalition

How Shakespeare Lives Now
Stephen Greenblatt, New York Review of Books

Every Biblical Reference in Hamilton
Alissa Wilkinson, Christianity Today

Can an Outsider Truly Become Amish?
Kelsey Osgood, Atlas Obscura

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