VIRGINIA

UVA Heralds Professor Laycock's Role in Supreme Court Hosanna-Tabor Case

www.virginia.edu

Circuit Court Rules against Breakaway Episcopalians in Church-Splitting Case

www.washingtonpost.com
www.ethicsdaily.com

Federal Court Hears Case against Sussex County Council's Sectarian Prayer Policy

www.newsworks.org
www.christianpost.com

See also: AG Cuccinelli Warns Municipalities the Courts Frown on Sectarian Prayers

www2.wsls.com
www.wset.com

Reverend White Joins Recipients of the 2012 First Freedom Awards in Richmond

episcopaldigitalnetwork.com
www.christiantoday.com

NATIONAL

Chaplains Prepare for Heightened Role in Fighting Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

www.csmonitor.com

Congressman Hunter Urges USMC to Keep Memorial Cross at Camp Pendleton

www.military.com
articles.latimes.com

See also: OC Weekly Finds Bias behind LA Times Coverage of Cross Controversy

www.ocweekly.com

Camp Pendleton's Other Cross is the Site of First Baptism Held in California

www.marines.mil

GOP Presidential Candidates Accuse President Obama of Waging a "War on Religion"

www.cbsnews.com
www.npr.org

Some Unsure of Future Relationship between LDS Church and a Romney White House

www.christiancentury.org

See also: LDS Missionaries in New Hampshire Weigh Politics and Proselytizing

www.npr.org

GOP Evangelicals Reconsider, Lend Support to LDS & Catholic Presidential Candidates

www.theitem.com
www.stltoday.com

See also: Some Attendees Say Evangelical Conference Backing Santorum Was Rigged

www.washingtontimes.com

40 Religious Leaders Claim Same-Sex Marriage Threatens Religious Freedom

www.bpnews.net
www.ethicsdaily.com

Pew Poll Finds LDS Church Members Appreciating America's "Mormon Moment"

www.pewforum.org
www.ksl.com
www.deseretnews.com

COURTS/LEGAL

Finding Ministerial Exception, the Supreme Court Bars Teacher's ADA Claim

www.courthousenews.com
www.pewforum.org

7th Circuit Ruling Revives RLUIPA Prisoner Claim over Forcibly Shaved Dreadlocks

www.reuters.com
www.courthousenews.com

8th Circuit Dismisses Tony Alamo Ministry's Challenge to Seizure of Children

arkansasnews.com

Full 8th Circuit Hears Arguments in Case against Missouri's Funeral Picketing Law

townandcountry-manchester.patch.com

10th Circuit Rules Oklahoma Anti-Shari'a Amendment Violates Establishment Clause

newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com
slatest.slate.com

See also: Anti-Islamic Law Amendments Not Surviving Courtroom Challenges

www.theatlantic.com

Federal Court Rules Rhode Island School Prayer Mural Violates Establishment Clause

www.reuters.com
stonington.patch.com

See also: Community Reactions Vary to Prayer Mural Ruling

www.chron.com
www.wpri.com

U.S. Catholic Clergy Find Their Decisions Increasingly Challenged in Canon Law Courts

www.seattlepi.com

INTERNATIONAL

Overtures to Islamist Parties in Egypt, Elsewhere Reverse Long Standing U.S. Policy

www.nytimes.com
www.middle-east-online.com

Journalist on Trial for Book about Nurju Movement Support for the Turkish Government

www.foreignpolicy.com

Evangelical Christians Consider a Role in Helping North Korea Move from Dictatorship

www.foreignpolicy.com

Canadian Critics Question Foundation and Direction of New Religious Freedom Office

www.montrealgazette.com
www.theglobeandmail.com

Some Pakistanis Say Sufism is a Necessary Antidote to Arab 'Religious Colonialism'

articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
www.thenews.com.pk

Pew Issues Analysis on Size and Growth of Christianity World Wide

www.usatoday.com
pewforum.org

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

William L. Sachs, PhD,
Director of Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer