NATIONAL

President Elect Obama.s Post-Election Church Non-Attendance a Subject of Speculation
www.politico.com

California Catholic Priest Says a Vote for Obama is Confession-Worthy
www.bnd.com

Evangelicals Seeking New Role in Politics after Election
www.annistonstar.com
www.politico.com

See also: Barna Group Issues Poll on How People of Faith Voted in 2008
www.barna.org

Kentucky.s Homeland Security Law Requires Acknowledgment of God
www.kentucky.com
www.google.com

California Election Commission to Investigate LDS Church Support for Proposition 8
www.sacbee.com
www.mercurynews.com

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Retracts Rule Barring God from Vanity Plates
www.wsbt.com
www.indystar.com

Privately Funded Nativity Scene on Display in Illinois State Capitol Building
www.dailyherald.com

Wisconsin Town Repeals Manure Ordinance, Hopes Amish Will Visit in Buggies
www.sltrib.com


COURTS/LEGAL

2nd Circuit Rules New York Town Must Honor Zoning Case Settlement
lohud.com

3rd Circuit Remands Claim of Religiously Hostile School Policy to District Court
www.ca3.uscourts.gov

See also:
www.njjewishnews.com

5th Circuit Remands Invalidation of Louisiana Town.s Noise Ordinance
www.2theadvocate.com

6th Circuit Rules Some Sex-Abuse Claims May Proceed Against the Vatican under FSIA
www.google.com
www.google.com

Holy Land Foundation Directors Found Guilty in Terrorism Financing Trial
www.csmonitor.com
www.nytimes.com

Federal Court Dismisses Final Count in Muslim Scientist Clearance Lawsuit
www.pittsburghlive.com
www.google.com

Federal Court Rules Parents Must Leave Church Compound to Regain Custody of Girls
www.nwanews.com
www2.arkansasonline.com

Louisiana School District Reverses Policy, American Indian Boy May Wear Braided Hair
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
nativetimes.com

Shoshone Tribe Files Federal Lawsuit to Stop Development of Nevada Gold Mine
indiancountrynews.net
www.ens-newswire.com

California City Faces Federal Lawsuit for Role in Removing Atheism Billboard
www.sfgate.com
www.contracostatimes.com

Florida Trial Court, Rejecting Religious Objections, Overturns Gay Adoption Ban
www.philly.com
www.sun-sentinel.com

Indiana Man Arrested for Disrupting City Council.s Moment of Silence with Loud Prayer
www.indystar.com

Maryland Town Facing RLUIPA Lawsuit Rejects Private School Community Had Courted
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

DoJ Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination Newsletter 36 Online
www.usdoj.gov


INTERNATIONAL

D.C. Circuit Court Considers Case of Muslim Uighurs Held at Guatanamo Bay
washingtonindependent.com
www.voanews.com

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Revises Religious Worker Visa Criteria
www.uscis.gov
www.javno.com

Vatican Prepares for a New Relationship with United States under President Obama
www.reporternews.com

Jewish Institutions Worldwide Consider Security after Mumbai Attacks
www.ft.com
www.jpost.com

Indian Press Debates the Merits of Labeling .Hindu Terrorism.
news.bbc.co.uk
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

Russia Finds Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims Coexist Peacefully in Tatarstan Region
www.iht.com

President Castro Attends Cuba.s First Catholic Beatification Ceremony
www.washingtonpost.com
news.bbc.co.uk

Traditionalist Catholics in Southern Mexico Spar with Government, Evangelicals
www.usatoday.com
www.compassdirect.org

Vietnam Fails to Create Government Catholic Church, Recognizes Mennonites
www.asianews.it
www.ekklesia.co.uk

Kazakhstan.s Parliament Passes Restrictive Amendments to Religion Law
www.forum18.org
www.rferl.org

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