VIRGINIA

Memorial at Fort Meyer Delayed in Anticipation of Supreme Court 7 Summum Case
www.reporternews.com
www.timesrecordnews.com


NATIONAL

President Bush Proposes International Day of Prayer
www.floridabaptistwitness.com

Christian Leaders Question Senate Finance Committee's Televangelist Probe
wwrn.org

See also: Alliance Defense Fund Seeks Test Case on Tax Code Non-Profit Limits
online.wsj.com

Evangelical Leaders Release Manifesto Urging a 'Civil Public Square'
ap.google.com
www.latimes.com

Presidential Race Brings Black Liberation Theology under Scrutiny, Criticism
www.nytimes.com
www.beliefnet.com

Presidential Candidate McCain Speaks Out on International Religious Freedom
afp.google.com
africa.reuters.com

Presidential Candidate McCain Avoids Pastor Hagee on the Campaign Trail
www.newsweek.com

Newsweek Profiles Presidential Candidate Obama's Director of Faith Outreach
www.newsweek.com

Former Candidate Romney Regrets Not Defending Non-Believers in Religion Speech
www.sltrib.com

Finding Islam in Flight 93 Memorial Plan Critics Demand its Redesign
www.nytimes.com
www.foxnews.com

Ohio School Science Teacher's Defiant Bible Stand Divides School
www.mountvernonnews.com
www.columbusdispatch.com

Students in Texas School Say They Are Harassed to Take New Testament
www.dallasnews.com

West Virginia City Council Drops Lord.s Prayer, Will Open with Moment of Silence
www.journal-news.net
www.herald-mail.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Won't Hear Illinois Airport Expansion Appeal, RFRA Case Looms
www.chicagotribune.com
www.dailyherald.com

10th Circuit Upholds Bald Eagle Protection against RFRA Challenge
ap.google.com

Kentucky Ten Commandments Case is Appealed to 6th Circuit
www.the-record.net

State Supreme Court Clarifies Oregon.s Religious Discrimination Standard
www.legalnewsline.com
www.oregonlive.com

Arizona Superior Court Rules RLUIPA Applies to 12-Step Program Zoning Limits
prescottdailycourier.com

Tennessee AG Approves State Public Funding Proposals for Bible Park
dnj.midsouthnews.com
www.legalnewsline.com

Quaker Teacher Fired from Cal State Revising Loyalty Oath, Gets Legal Support
www.latimes.com

Bowing to Senator Reid, DoJ Appoints Prosecutor to Focus on Polygamy
origin.sltrib.com
deseretnews.com

See also: Polygamy Prosecutor's Reach May Extend to FLDS in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com

Arizona and Utah Police Say Texas Tactics against FLDS Not Always Appropriate
www.csmonitor.com


INTERNATIONAL

EU Court Ruling May Force Greece to Abolish Religious Oaths
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

Vatican, Iranian Officials Join in Inter-Religious Dialogue
www.ireland.com
www.catholicnews.com

Politics, Not Religious Differences, Found to Guide Sunni-Shi'ite Muslim Tensions
www.csmonitor.com
www.gulf-times.com

Israel Apologizes for Turning Irish Church Leaders Away from the Western Wall
www.independent.ie
www.ireland.com

Russian, Pakistani Officials Impressed with Turkish Style Religious Education
www.nytimes.com
www.todayszaman.com

The New York Times Finds Anti-Semitism 'Simmering' in Hungary
www.nytimes.com

Israel Gives State Funds to First Non-Orthodox Synagogue
www.haaretz.com

Malaysian Islamic Court Agrees to Cancel a Woman's Prior Conversion to Islam
afp.google.com

Overwhelmed by Iraqi Christian Asylum Seekers, Swedes Question Refugee Policy
www.ft.com

Korean Court Rejects Damage Claim by Student in Religious Freedom Case
www.koreatimes.co.kr

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.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

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