First Links — 8.3.12

Reading the Final Page of the Talmud, with 90,000 Others
Mark Mueller and Jason Grant,  Newark Star-Ledger

Thoughts on the RFRA Claim in Mandate Litigation
Mark DeGirolami,  Mirror of Justice

Pope Finishes ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ Trilogy
Edward Pentin,  National Catholic Register

The Olympic Swimmer and the Jesuit High School
Julie Filby,  Catholic Review

When Hyphen Boy Meets Hyphen Girl
Tovia Smith,  NPR

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