First Links — 7.30.12

Defining Religious Liberty Down
Ross Douthat, New York Times

War Comes to a Syrian Monastery
Bob Abernethy, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

In San Francisco, an Ecclesial Earthquake
Greg Kandra, Deacon’s Bench

The Grey-Clad Monk and the Institutional Church
Julia Polese, Juicy Ecumenism

The Myth of the Olympics
Jasper Griffin, NY Review of Books

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