VIRGINIA

Army Base Poison Probe Leads to Discharge of Muslim Soldiers from Virginia
www.miamiherald.com

Americans United Asks IRS to Probe Liberty University Role in State Election Campaign
www2.newsadvance.com


NATIONAL

White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Releases Proposals.
wwrn.org

White House Staffers Meet with Non-Theist Groups for First Time in History
www.miamiherald.com
content.usatoday.com

Family Research Council President Disinvited from Air Force Base Prayer Luncheon
washingtontimes.com
www.politico.com

See also: Military Chaplains Eye Possible Repeal of Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy
www.newsok.com

Review Finds the U.S. Army Weighed Ft. Hood Suspect's Views with Diversity Issues
www.boston.com

Military Religious Liberty Advocate Visits Air Force Academy, Is Pleased with Progress
www.airforcetimes.com
www.gazette.com

Air Force Academy Chaplain's Word Halts Catholic League Call for Congressional Probe
www.denverpost.com

Advocates Worry an Evangelical Christian Subculture is Undermining the U.S. Military
www.aolnews.com

Religious Leaders Voice Their Views Ahead of National Health Care Summit
www.christianpost.com
www.uscatholic.org

Critics Say CPAC Session on Jihad and Free Speech Amounted to Muslim Bashing
www.foxnews.com

IRS Asked to Probe Tax-Free Status of the Fellowship Foundation's Capitol Hill House
www.nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com

U.S. Representative Myrick Holds Town Hall with Muslims over Homegrown Terrorism
www.newsobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com

Gallup Poll Measures Churchgoing among Americans by State
www.gallup.com


COURTS/LEGAL

North Carolina County Commissioners Will Appeal Prayer Ruling to 4th Circuit
www2.journalnow.com
www.digtriad.com

Federal Court Asked to Hear Summum Case on Establishment Clause Issue
www.sltrib.com

Federal Court Upholds Rotating Board Invocations under Legislative Prayer Precedents
www.delmarvanow.com
www.delawareonline.com

Federal Court Rejects Jurisdiction in Florida Church Homeless Shelter Challenge
www.palmbeachpost.com

Illinois Appeals Court Issues TRO Halting Relocation of Graves in O.Hare Expansion
www.dailyherald.com
www.chicagotribune.com

New Jersey Appeals Court Rules Will Must be Honored, Body of Deceased Cremated
www.nj.com

Montana Court Rules School Could Bar Religious References from Graduation Speech
billingsgazette.com

Defendant Files Trial Motion against Use of Recycled Church Pews in Mississippi Court
www.commercialappeal.com
www.myeyewitnessnews.com

Ex-Wife Reflects on Religious Issues with Father Jailed for Taking Daughter to Church
abcnews.go.com

Ohio Minister Faces Police Probe for Role in Teenage Christian Convert Fleeing Home
www.lasvegassun.com

National Clothing Retailer Faces Second EEOC Complaint over a Head Scarf Dismissal
www.sfgate.com
www.law.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Obama's Meeting with the Dalai Lama Pleases Critics of U.S. Religion Policy
oregonfaithreport.com

ACLU Files Lawsuit Seeking Religion's Role in USAID Abstinence Programs Overseas
www.ethicsdaily.com
www.courthousenews.com

New Statesman Talks to Dalia Mogahed, Advisor to President Obama on Muslim Affairs
www.newstatesman.com

Seeking Return to Relevance, Troubled USCIRF Hires New Executive Director
www.worldmag.com

Report Finds "Uncompromising Western Secularism" Undermining U.S. Foreign Policy
www.washingtonpost.com
www.thechicagocouncil.org

Turkey Rebuked by European Rights Court for Jailing Group over Religious Dress
www.todayszaman.com

Pope Benedict Finds "Preservation of Human Dignity" Compromised by Body Scanners
www.guardian.co.uk
www.nationalpost.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