First Links—10.29.14

Between Magisterium and Magistrate: Notre Dame’s Choice on Marriage’s Meaning
Michael Bradley, The Public Discourse

ISIS’s War on the World’s Ancient Religions
Stephanie Saldana, The Wall Street Journal

Moral and Divine (and Terrifying)
Dan Piepenbring, The Paris Review

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