First Links — 1.11.13

The Gold Is a Lie! More on Elizabeth Wurtzel
Eve Tushnet, Patheos

On Friendship
Edward Hoagland, The American Scholar

How “National” is the National Cathedral?
Terry Mattingly, GetReligion

The Value of Cultural Relativism
Rod Dreher,  The American Conservative

Is Being “Spiritual But Not Religious” Unhealthy?
Dan Merica, CNN

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