First Links — 8.25.15

Did Religion Make the American Civil War Worse?
Allen Guelzo, The Atlantic

Even Speech We Hate Should Be Free
Mick Hume, Wall Street Journal

Dark Bird Is Home
Michael Rennier, Dappled Things

God Bless America?
Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenicism

The Oldest Message in a Bottle Ever Recovered
Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

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