NATIONAL

Congressional Indian Health Bill Raises Establishment Clause Concerns
www.indiancountry.com

House Republicans Intensify Scrutiny of Council on Islamic Relations
thehill.com
wwrn.org
www.nytimes.com

California Congressman Alone in Declaring He Does Not Believe in a God
www.latimes.com
www.nysun.com
www.beliefnet.com

House Committee Rejects Sectarian Hiring Amendment for Head Start
www.californiachronicle.com
www.abpnews.com

Maryland Senate Rejects Orthodox Jewish Divorce Bill
www.jta.org
www.washingtonpost.com
www.examiner.com

Religious Accommodation Bills Proliferate in New Jersey State Legislature
www.jstandard.com

Disputed Sacred American Indian Land in Oregon to Be Protected as Park
www.oregonlive.com

Students in Washington State Suspended for Unauthorized Prayer Group
wwrn.org

Anti-Defamation League Study Finds Anti-Semitic Incidents Down in 2006
www.jewishtimes.com
www.jpost.com
www.dailynews.com

Somali Muslim Grocery Cashiers in Minnesota Refusing to Handle Pork
www.startribune.com


COURTS/LEGAL

DOJ Sues NY Department of Corrections for Religious Discrimination
www.northcountrygazette.org
www.amny.com
www.nysun.com

Unlikely Allies Join to Defend Student Speech at the Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com

9th Circuit Panel Blocks Snowmaking at American Indian Sites in Arizona
www.nytimes.com
www.gallupindependent.com
www.ca9.uscourts.gov

Oklahoma Court Says Christian "Medi-Share" is Subject to Insurance Laws
www.tulsaworld.com
www.insurancejournal.com

InsideHigherEd Sees "a More Porous Church-State Wall" in Recent Rulings
insidehighered.com

Detained Imams File Suit Against US Airways
www.cnn.com
www.postbulletin.com
www.twincities.com

Public School Credit for Religion Course Challenged in South Carolina
www.wilmingtonstar.com


INTERNATIONAL

Assyrian Christians Flee Iraq as USCIRF Urges More Protection
www.theglobeandmail.com
www.knoxnews.com
www.christianpost.com

USCIRF, Congressional Religious Freedom Task Force Looks at Sudan
www.christianpost.com
www.uscirf.gov

UNESCO Says Israeli Dig Does Not Harm al-Aqsa Mosque but It Must Stop
news.bbc.co.uk
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.haaretz.com

Papal Apostolic Exhortation Orders Catholic Politicians to Defend Church
www.iht.com
www.gaycitynews.com
www.cwnews.com

Pakistan's President Appoints Hindu Judge as Acting Chief Justice
www.zeenews.com
www.onlinenews.com.pk

East European Churches Plagued by Sectarianism, Scandal, Legal Issues
www.economist.com
forum18.org
forum18.org

BBC TV Poll Finds Feelings of Persecution Rising Among UK Christians
news.bbc.co.uk
www.thisislondon.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk

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

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
www.ekklesia.co.uk

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.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

Newsclips is compiled by the Council for America's First Freedom 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 Council.

Prepared by the Education Division
of the Council for
America's First Freedom

Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer