First Links — 7.31.12

End-of-Life Care: A Debate
Daniel Callahan and Peter Lawler,  Heritage

What is Eternal Life?
Msgr. Charles Pope,  Archdiocese of Washington Blog

Islam and Islamism
Samuel Helfont,  The Book

Protest and Positivity
Fr. Dwight Longenecker,  Integrated Catholic Life

The Primacy of Ritual over Language
Andrew Brown,  The  Guardian

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