VIRGINIA

Protests against Islamic Saudi Academy's Expansion Linger despite Zoning Approval
www.npr.org


NATIONAL

U.S. Air Force Academy Accommodates "Earth Centered" Religions, Freethinkers
dscriber.com
www.csindy.com

See also: Academy Invites Military Religious Freedom Foundation Speaker
www.gazette.com

DHS Secretary Napolitano Hears of Profiling Fears at Meeting with Community Leaders
www.thaindian.com

Indian Tribes Nationwide Join Voices against Cape Cod Wind Farm Proposal
www.bostonherald.com

See also: Interior Secretary Salazar Will Tour Area Indian Tribes Consider Sacred
www.capecodonline.com

Autopsy of Imam Killed in FBI Raid Released
www.freep.com
www.detnews.com

See also: Head of FBI Office in Detroit Defends Use of Informants in Mosques
www.freep.com

Freedom from Religion Foundation Urges Boycott of Mother Teresa Stamp
www.foxnews.com
www.catholicnewsagency.com

Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act Introduced in California State Legislature
www.fresnobee.com
www.sacbee.com

Tennessee Board of Education Adopts Curriculum Guidelines for School Bible Courses
www.tennessean.com

DC Catholic Schools Close, Carefully Reopen as Charter Schools with New Rules
www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com


COURTS/LEGAL

1st Circuit Rejects Religious Persecution Claim by Chinese Woman Seeking Asylum
www.examiner.com

Federal Court Rules North Carolina County Prayer Policy Violates Establishment Clause
www2.journalnow.com

See also: Sectarian Prayer Policy Ruling May Impact Other North Carolina Counties
www.citizen-times.com
www.mountainx.com

Federal Court Dismisses Free Exercise Suit against Family Planning Clinic
www.caller.com

Michigan Appeals Court Finds Ministerial Exception, Rejects Catholic Teacher's Suit
michiganmessenger.com

Citing Free Exercise, Wisconsin Trial Court Drops Permit Charges Against Amish Man
www.lacrossetribune.com

Pediatrician Testifies for Parents in Oregon Faith-Healing Death Case
www.ethicsdaily.com

Minnesota Town Will Levy Fines for Posting of Anti-Muslim Cartoons on Utility Poles
www.startribune.com
www.sctimes.com

Former Informant in Probe Southern California Mosques Files Suit against FBI
www.ocregister.com
www.courthousenews.com

Prominent Rabbis Petition AG Holder to Grant Convicted Kosher Agriprocessor Bail
forward.com


INTERNATIONAL

Federal Court Grants Political Asylum to German Home-Schooling Family
www.spiegel.de
www.dw-world.de

See also: U.S., German Evangelical Christians Celebrate Court Decision
www.spiegel.de

Haitian Government Detains Baptist Missionaries on Suspicion of Child Abduction
www.usatoday.com
www.idahostatesman.com

NATO Issues Apology after American Soldiers Kill Imam in Afghanistan
www.google.com
www.latimes.com

Vatican Releases Guidelines for Mideast Synod in October
www.haaretz.com
www.zenit.org

See also: Vicar Apostolic of Arabia Exercises Careful Religious Diplomacy
www.kuwaittimes.net

Protestant Church Leaders Say Middle East Holds Lessons for European Coexistence
www.christiantoday.com

South Asia Finds Globalization Has Heightened Religious Awareness, Conflicts
www.newstatesman.com

UK PM Supports Public Role for Religion, Government Issues List of Faith Advisors
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

British Former PM Thatcher Denied Iranian Jews Aid during 1979 Revolution
www.haaretz.com

School for Shamans Established in Amazonian Brazil
www.treehugger.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