First Links — 5.3.12

Who Is David Barton?
Randall Stephens,  CNN Belief Blog

Mormonism Fastest-Growing Faith in US
Kevin Eckstrom,  USA Today

The Death Penalty, Cowboy Culture, and G. K. Chesterton
Julie Rodrigues,   Ignitum Today

Was Machiavelli’s Unbelief Atheism?
Nick Spencer,  The Guardian

Why City Kids Need to Play in the Street
Sarah Goodyear,  Atlantic Cities

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