VIRGINIA

Loudoun County Postpones Decision on Courthouse Displays until Autumn

www.leesburg2day.com

NATIONAL

Tribune Newspapers Profile Work of White House Faith Adviser Joshua DuBois

www.latimes.com

IRS Asked to Probe Role of "Reclaiming Oklahoma for Christ" in Election Races

newsok.com
www.edmondsun.com

Catholic, Anti-Abortion Groups Aid Democrats Who Supported Health Care Reform

www.christianpost.com
www.catholicnewsagency.com

GOP National Politicians Line Up Against the "Ground Zero Mosque"

www.salon.com
www.politico.com

See also: Many Factors Attributed to Rise in Public Hostility towards New Mosques

www.csmonitor.com
www.politicsdaily.com

Refined State Law Lets Sex Offenders in Georgia Live Closer to Churches

www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Despite New State Law, Louisiana Bishops Say No Guns Allowed in Catholic Churches

www.usatoday.com
www.2theadvocate.com

Oklahoma Fall Ballot to Include Constitutional Amendment Barring Use of Islamic Law

www.tulsaworld.com

Staten Island Catholic Board Rejects Sale of Church Building to Muslim Group

www.nytimes.com
www.silive.com

Billboards Asking for Removal of "Under God" in Pledge Spurs Debate, More Billboards

abcnews.go.com
www.wwaytv3.com

See also: Atheists Assert Faith is Not a Necessary Element of Patriotism

www.theledger.com

Hospitals Change Chapels into Interfaith Meditation Rooms

www.ethicsdaily.com

California Poll Explores Views on Same Sex Marriage by Ethnicity, Religious Affiliation

www.sltrib.com
www.publicreligion.org

COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Receives Amicus Briefs in Westboro Funeral Picketing Case

www.ydr.com

National Day of Prayer Supporters Ask 7th Circuit to Participate in Oral Arguments

www.christianpost.com

10th Circuit Modifies Ruling in Colorado RLUIPA Zoning Case

www.timescall.com

See also: Boulder County Considers New Rules for Church Expansion

www.coloradodaily.com

Rhode Island School Removes Religious Prayer Banner Rather Than Fight Federal Suit

www.wpri.com
www.foxnews.com

Grad Student's Federal Suit Claims University Remediation Plan Violates Free Exercise

www.ajc.com
chronicle.augusta.com

Muslim Suit against New Jersey Hospital Claims Failure to Find Female Staff Was Bias

www.nj.com

Washington Judge Forcing Juror to Use God in Oath Becomes Election Issue

www.peninsuladailynews.com

University Police Officer Files EEOC Complaint Claiming Religious Discrimination

www.baltimoresun.com

Religions Have Varying, Diverse Views of Capital Punishment's Legitimacy

166.70.44.73

Department of Justice Files Suit to Enjoin Fraudulent Church Tax Scheme

www.deseretnews.com
www.ksl.com

INTERNATIONAL

Under Pressure from American Jewry, Israeli Government Redrafts Bill Defining Judaism

www.irishtimes.com
www.thejewishweek.com

See also: Knesset Risks Alienating World Jewry by Narrowing Right of Conversion

www.telegraph.co.uk

Faith Leaders Say EU's Slaughter Labeling of Halal and Kosher Foods Reflects Bias

www.independent.co.uk

Experts Consider Local and Foreign Impacts of Switzerland's Minaret Ban

www.swissinfo.ch
www.swissinfo.ch

Australia's New Prime Minister Says She is Not Religious, Won't Pretend to Get Votes

www.theaustralian.com.au

Syrian Government Bars Students from Wearing Full Face Veils at Universities

www.economist.com
www.bbc.co.uk

See also: President Asad Says Keeping Society Secular is Syria's Greatest Challenge

www.businessweek.com

List of Websites Checked:


International/Non-Governmental Organizations

www.osce.org
www.irla.org
www.minorityrights.org
www.forum18.org
pewforum.org
www.unpo.org
www.religioustolerance.org
www.freedomforum.org
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.religionandsocialpolicy.org
www.opendoorsusa.org
www.ohchr.org
crf.hudson.org
www.faithinpubliclife.org
www.wwrn.org
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
religiondispatches.org

US Government Agencies

www.usdoj.gov
www.state.gov
www.uscirf.gov

Religion News

www.beliefnet.com
www.religionwriters.com
www.pbs.org
religionclause.blogspot.com
meaningoflife.tv

Legal Foundations

www.aclu.org
www.rluipa.com
www.becketfund.org
www.oyez.org
www.rutherford.org
www.au.org
www.aclj.org
www.ffrf.org
www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org
www.lc.org
www.thomasmore.org
www.humanistlegalcenter.org

Academic Sites

www.pluralism.org
jurist.law.pitt.edu

Interest Sites

www.sacredland.org
www.episcopal-life.org
www.bjconline.org
www.csw.org.uk
www.indiancountry.com
www.cair-net.org
news.bahai.org
www.saldef.org
www.persecution.org
www.fotf.ca
www.christian.org.uk
www.churchstate.org
www.infidels.org
www.christianitytoday.com
www.narf.org
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org
zenit.org
www.maaf.info
www.hrwf.org
www.copts4freedom.com
imamsofamerica.com
www.saldef.org
www.cfidc.org
www.americanhumanist.org
www.ekklesia.co.uk
www.ethicsdaily.com

Newsclips is compiled by the First Freedom Center as an educational weekly news-clipping service. The purpose of this publication is to assist readers interested in religious freedom news in staying up to date on issues in this area. The views and opinions expressed in each article are those of the respective authors and original publishers of the articles, and are not intended to represent the viewpoint of the Center.

Prepared by the Education Division of the First Freedom Center

Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, PhD,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer