VIRGINIA

Trial Court Addresses Remaining Issues in Episcopal Church Splitting Cases
www.google.com
www.christianpost.com


NATIONAL

New Federal Rules to Protect Health Workers Who Withhold Care Based on Beliefs
www.washingtonpost.com
www.christianpost.com

Employment Reforms for Federal Faith-Based Initiatives in Store Says Obama
marketplace.publicradio.org
ncronline3.org

Selection of Rick Warren for Inauguration Invocation Ignites Controversy
www.washingtonpost.com
nymag.com

Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Co-Chairs Consider Strains Caused by Politics
www.nytimes.com

Texas Town Uses Christianity in Public School Football Program
www.heralddemocrat.com

Pew Forum Survey Finds Most Believers Think There Are Many Paths to Heaven
www.usatoday.com
pewforum.org


COURTS/LEGAL

U.S. Supreme Court Orders DC Circuit to Reconsider Case of Detainee Religious Bias
news.yahoo.com
www.baltimoresun.com

7th Circuit Rules Illinois Muslim Attorney.s Discrimination Claim Should Go to Trial
abajournal.com
www.law.com

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against South Carolina .I Believe. Plates
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.greenvilleonline.com

Muslim Cleric Files Federal Lawsuit against Surveillance Program, Conviction
www.washingtonpost.com

Establishment Clause Lawsuit against Bailout Cites AIG.s Shariah-Compliant Services
www.businessweek.com
www.insurancejournal.com

Nebraska Supreme Court Rejects Free Exercise Challenge to Newborn Screening Law
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Arizona Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Two School Voucher Cases
www.azcapitoltimes.com
thebulletin.us

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Challenge to State Pharmacy Rules May Proceed
www.chicagotribune.com
www.sj-r.com

Missouri State Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Baptist Church Splitting Case
www.abpnews.com

Witch Files Suit Against University of Nebraska for Employment Discrimination
journalstar.com

Georgia Municipal Court Judge Jails Muslim Woman for Refusing to Remove Head Scarf
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.ajc.com

Sikh Wins Religious Bias Complaint against California Corrections Department
indiapost.com

Citing His Ties to Defrauded Groups AG Mukasey Recuses Himself from Madoff Case
www.reuters.com
www.kansascity.com

First Amendment Center Publishes Five Volume Book on Church-State Law
www.firstamendmentcenter.org


INTERNATIONAL

Criticism Weakens Support for UN General Assembly Defamation of Religion Resolution
africa.reuters.com
in.reuters.com

Reports of U.S. Army Support for Christian Missionaries in Afghanistan Raise Concerns
www.christianpost.com
www.pubrecord.org

USCIRF Issues Report on Religious Freedom in Iraq, Recommends CPC Designation
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.uscirf.gov

First Jewish Ambassador from an Arab Nation Assumes Post in Washington, DC
www.washing.ltonpost.com

Sikhs Take French Ban on Turbans before UN Human Rights Commission
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
www.news.com.au

Saudi Arabia.s Redesign of Mecca Project Concerns Muslims around the World
www.economist.com

The Vatican in Talks with Israeli Government over Taxes and Property Rights
www.zenit.org
www.asianews.it

State Prosecutor.s Office in Spain Removes Nativity Scene after Complaints
www.google.com

Australian State.s Public Schools to Offer Humanism as an Alternative Class
www.theage.com.au

Namibian High Court Holds Newspaper Answerable for Defaming Church
www.informante.web.na:8080
www.namibian.com.na

Yemen.s President Considers Relocating Jews to Capital City for Their Protection
yementimes.com
www.jpost.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