First Links – 7.19.11

Pope names Chaput to succeed Philadelphia archbishop , USA Today (Cathy Lynn Grossman)

‘Instant churches’ convert public schools to worship spaces , USA Today (Cathy Lynn Grossman and Natalie DiBlasio)

Why We Don’t Use Natural Family Planning , Her.meneutics (Ellen Painter Dollar)

Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today? Heritage Foundation (Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield)

Reparative Therapy, Homosexuality, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ , Albert Mohler

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