NATIONAL

EEOC Members Join Opposition to HHS Policy Change on Religious Objectors
www.nytimes.com
www.medicalnewstoday.com

Security Agencies Deny Documents Prove a Federal Muslim Profiling Program Exists
www.signonsandiego.com

Press, Local Churches Consider Where President-Elect Obama Will Worship in DC
www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Vatican Official Warns of an .Apocalyptic. Obama Presidency
catholicnewsagency.com
ncronline3.org

Former Presidential Candidate Huckabee Says .Value Voters. are the Future of the GOP
www.usatoday.com

LDS Church Support Considered Pivotal to Success of Gay Marriage Ban in California
www.nytimes.com
www.presstelegram.com

See also: LDS Church Aid for Proposition 8 May Affect Romney.s Presidential Hopes
www.sltrib.com

Clergy Led Prayer Returns to Indiana House of Representatives
www.wabashplaindealer.com
www.courier-journal.com

Texas Board of Education Holds Hearings on Proposed Science Standards
www.dallasnews.com
www.news8austin.com

School Board in Pennsylvania Allows Teachers to Attend Prayer Event with Disclaimer
www.pennlive.com
www.pennlive.com

In the Spirit of the Season Nonbeliever Associations Try Outreach
online.wsj.com

Pew Foundation Reports on How the Media Covered Religion in the General Election
pewforum.org


COURTS/LEGAL

Federal Court Rules California Church Must Comply With Code to Keep Using Building
www.signonsandiego.com
www.signonsandiego.com

Federal Court Jury Finds for Colorado Church in RLUIPA Case
www.timescall.com
www.latimes.com

Federal Magistrate Rules Subpoena for Megachurch Records Was Improperly Issued
www.startribune.com

U.S. Marines Sued for Banning Contractor.s Car with Anti-Islam Decals from Base
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Washington State Limits on Special Ed in Religious Schools
seattletimes.nwsource.com

Federal Lawsuit Filed against Indiana School.s Religious Release Time Program
www.journalgazette.net

Street Preacher Challenges New York Town.s Noise Ordinance in Federal Court
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
cornellsun.com

Pennsylvania Town Faces Federal Suit for Ban on Churches Sheltering the Homeless
www.post-gazette.com

Religious Groups File Petition of Writ in California Supreme Court to Void Proposition 8
www.southernvoice.com
www.latimes.com

Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Sale of .In God We Trust. Plates without Added Fee
www.thetimesonline.com
www.journalgazette.net

Colorado Governor Faces State Lawsuit over Day of Prayer Proclamations
dailykenoshan.com

Kentucky Court Convicts Amish Men for Refusing to Use Safety Emblem on Buggies
www.courier-journal.com

Child Deaths in Three Cases Stir Concerns over Faith Healing Exemptions
www.msnbc.msn.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Petitioned to Hold India Accountable for Violence against Christians
pewforum.org
www.baptiststandard.com

U.S. Hesitant to Release Guantanamo Detainees for Deprogramming in Yemen
www.washingtonpost.com
www.npr.org

U.S. Army Returns Occupied Christian College to the Chaldean Church in Iraq
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.totalcatholic.com

USCIRF, Religious Minorities Warn Against New Restrictions in Kyrgyzstan
deseretnews.com
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

German Government Drops Church of Scientology Prosecution Case
www3.signonsandiego.com
jurist.law.pitt.edu

Israeli Chief Rabbinate, Government Officials at Odds over Conversion Rules
www.jpost.com
jta.org

British Government Considers Role for Islamic Courts
www.nytimes.com

Nigerian Families Torture Children Accused by Churches of Being Witches
www.ngrguardiannews.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.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