First Links — 5.4.12

Methodists Reject Israel Boycott by Crushing Margin
Walter Russell Mead,  The American Interest

Chen Guangcheng & China’s War on Girls
Jing Zhang,  National Review

National Day of Prayer: Is It Worth the Fuss?
Kristan Doerfler,   Houston Chronicle

It’s Been Said
Peter David Gross,  The Scriptorium

Brimming with Sheer Cheek: The Art of Damien Hirst
Julian Bell, New York Review of Books

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