First Links—7.16.15

The Dawn of the Iranian Empire
Max Boot, Commentary

Rebuilding a Marriage Culture: A Fourfold Mission for the Church
Ryan T. Anderson, Canon and Culture

Against Honeymoons
Charles Comey, Point Magazine

The Past Goes On Trial in North Carolina
David A. Graham, The Atlantic

More Catholic, Less American
Matthew Schmitz, Patheos

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