NATIONAL

Group Asks for New Rules to Protect Nonbelievers in the U.S. Military
www.stripes.com
news.medill.northwestern.edu

U.S. Customs Seizes, Damages a Michigan Imam.s Laptop
www.pressandguide.com
www.detnews.com

Catholic Bishops Call Federal Abortion Rights Bill a Threat to the Church
pewforum.org
www.zenit.org

Faith-Based Groups Anticipate Their Relationship with an Obama Administration
www.washingtonpost.com

Priest Repudiated for Telling Obama Voters to Confess Before Communion
pewforum.org
catholicnewsagency.com

Religious Coalition Helps California Adopt Proposition 8, Considers Future Agenda
www.washingtonpost.com

LDS Church Faces Criticism Nationwide for Support of Proposition 8 in California
www.independent.co.uk
www.washingtonpost.com

See also: LDS Support for Proposition 8 Spawns State Election Commission Complaint
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Taking the LDS Church at its Word, Gay Leaders to Push for Rights in Utah Legislature
www.nytimes.com
www.msnbc.msn.com

California School Board Votes Down .Under God. Motto for Their Board Room Wall
www.contracostatimes.com

Repeal of Sunday Closing Law Divides Rhode Island Auto Dealers
www.projo.com

Holocaust Survivor Group Asks LDS Church to Stop Posthumously Baptizing Jews
www.lcsun-news.com
jta.org


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
www.washingtonpost.com
www.bloomberg.com

See also: The New York Times Profiles the Summum Faith in Utah
www.nytimes.com

Remaining Claims in Former Supreme Court .Bong Hits 4 Jesus. Case Settled
www.law.com
www.splc.org

Federal Court Rules Maryland County Violated RLUIPA in Denying Church Applications
www.mddailyrecord.com

Federal Court Refuses to Stop Utah State Court Hearing on Sale of FLDS Land
www.sltrib.com

See also: FLDS Church Files State Supreme Court Appeal, Suit against Court Fiduciary
deseretnews.com

Federal Lawsuit to Be Filed on Behalf of Amish Over New York Building Codes
www.wwnytv.net
www.watertowndailytimes.com

California County Court Rules Sikh Defendant May Not Wear His Turban at Trial
www.recordnet.com

Louisiana City.s Sponsorship of Christian Music Festival Draws Complaint
www.dailycomet.com
www.dailycomet.com

Becket Fund Issues Study on State Anti-Discrimination Laws and Same-Sex Marriage
www.becketfund.org
www.becketfund.org


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Makes Remarks at the United Nations on Interfaith Dialogue
www.washingtonpost.com
voanews.com

Iraq Ignores UN Advice, Gives Religious Minorities Fewer Seats in Parliament
www.dallasnews.com
www.latimes.com

Council of Europe Issues Manuals on Religious Symbols, Hate Speech
www.mynews.in
wcd.coe.int

Muslim States Join Commemoration of Kristallnacht at European Parliament
www.jpost.com

Security Says Sikh MEPs May Not Wear Kirpans in European Parliament Building
www.asianimage.co.uk
www.thaindian.com

Brazil President da Silva Signs Concordat with the Vatican
www.catholicnews.com
www.zenit.org

New Israeli Divorce Law Offers Equity to Jewish Women by Hastening Property Splits
www.jpost.com
www.jpost.com

Secularist Candidate Wins Mayoral Election in Jerusalem
ap.google.com
www.forward.com

See also: Governance in Jerusalem an Increasingly Jewish, Secular Concern
www.thenational.ae

In High Demand in Germany, Turkey Educates Female Imams for Export
www.dw-world.de
www.qantara.de

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