NATIONAL

US Airways Condemned, Scrutinized for Removing 6 Imams from Flight
www.iht.com
www.dfw.com
dailynews.com
imamsofamerica.com

See also: Homeland Security Poster Informs Screeners About Sikh Kirpans
www.washingtonpost.com
www.dnaindia.com
www.saldef.org

Temporary Religious Workers, Imams Arrested in Massachusetts for Visa Fraud
www.usatoday.com
www.boston.com
www2.townonline.com
travel.state.gov

California Coastal Commission Approves Jewish Eruv, Bird Protections
www.latimes.com
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
cbs2.com
www.jewishjournal.com

D.C. Officials Say Religious Group Needs Fraternity House Zoning
washingtontimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Washington Think Tank Will Promote Science, Oppose Religion In Public Policy
www.washingtonpost.com
www.fortwayne.com
www.religionnews.com
www.cfidc.org


VIRGINIA

Sikh Denied Entry at Richmond Restaurant for Refusal to Remove "Hat"
www.timesdispatch.com

Reactions to Removal of Cross from William & Mary Chapel
www.dailypress.com
article.nationalreview.com

Virginia Reconsiders "Blue Law" Ban on Sunday Hunting
www.readthehook.com
www.wdbj7.com


COURTS/LEGAL

5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Texas Bible Monument Case
www.chron.com

10th Circuit Hears Arguments in Utah "Seven Aphorisms" Cases
www.sltrib.com
deseretnews.com
www.sltrib.com
www.ck10.uscourts.gov

Minnesota Court Grants Churches Exemption from Concealed Carry Law
www.startribune.com
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.twincities.com
ros.leg.mn

Michigan RLUIPA Case Moves Toward Trial
www.freep.com

Widows Sue for Pagan Symbols on Military Headstones
www.cnn.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Attends Church in Hanoi Cathedral During Vietnam Visit
www.contracostatimes.com
www.indiaenews.com
www.sbcbaptistpress.org
www.whitehouse.gov

USCIRF Calls for New Policy on National Identity Cards Ahead of Egypt Trial
www.uscirf.gov
news.bahai.org
www.state.gov

25th Anniversary of UN Declaration on Religious Freedom Heralded Worldwide
www.voanews.com
www.uscirf.gov
www.ohchr.org

Gallup Poll Finds No Difference in Religiosity Between Muslim Radicals and Moderates
www.nytimes.com
www.clevelandjewishnews.com
www.utne.com
www.foreignpolicy.com

Tensions Rise in Turkey Ahead of Papal Visit
www.latimes.com
www.chron.com
www.catholic.org
www.turkishweekly.net

Lutheran Church of Norway Supports its Disestablishment
www.iht.com
www.kyrkja.no
www.state.gov

Shari'a to Replace Civil Code in Puntland, Somalia as Islamization Spreads
news.bbc.co.uk
www.voanews.com
www.iol.co.za
www.state.gov

Malaysian Christians Struggle Against Popular Hostility to Conversions
news.bbc.co.uk
www.theindiancatholic.com
www.speroforum.com
www.state.gov

List of websites checked:

International/Non-Governmental Organizations
www.osce.org
www.irla.org
www.asil.org
www.minorityrights.org
www.forum18.org
pewforum.org
www.freedomhouse.org
www.unpo.org
www.religioustolerance.org
www.freedomforum.org
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.religionandsocialpolicy.org
www.opendoorsusa.org
www.ohchr.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

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.sikhe.com
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




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

Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, Ph.D., Director

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer

Disclaimer: This information is provided to inform recipients of reports and articles about religious freedom.  The views and opinions expressed in each article are those of the author, not necessarily the Council for America's First Freedom.