Link roundup: 5 June – 13 June

• Archaeologists discover a 300-year-old church in St. Augustine, Florida
• Indian police break up a guru’s fast.
• The Guardian publishes a philosophical critique of the new atheism.
• Do alcoholics need god? The fight over a ‘higher power’ splits AA groups in Toronto.

• The bible is one of the most routinely misquoted books in America.
• How do Satanists view death?
• How will religion affect the evangelical vote in the next election?
• A new book argues that General MacArthur sought to replace communism with religion in post-war Japan.
• A U.S. appeals court lifts the ban on Christian prayer at a Texas high school graduation.
• Thailand moves to ban tourists from getting Buddhist tattoos while on vacation in the country.
• The NY Times looks at the closing of Catholic schools in many large American cities.
• A Muslim weightlifter starts a new debate about proper clothing when practicing the sport.
• A new letter from 1919 shows Hitler’s first stance on Jewish removal.
• A new study suggests that most Americans disagree with Church teachings on abortion and homosexuality.
• The Dalai Lama considers himself a Marxist.