VIRGINIA

Roanoke.s vice Mayor Will Stay Silent rather than Give a Non-Sectarian Invocation
www.roanoke.com
www.wsls.com


NATIONAL

FBI Agents Assist Muslim Travelers Removed from Plane, Denied Passage by AirJet
www.washingtonpost.com
www.cnn.com

U.S. Army Manual Promotes .Religiosity. to Combat Suicide Epidemic
pubrecord.org

President-Elect Obama.s Choice of Pastors, Prayer at Inauguration Stirs Controversy
www.washingtonpost.com
www.google.com
www.abpnews.com

Citing RLUIPA, Oregon Appeals Board Says County Violated Rights of Animist Church
www.mailtribune.com
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Scientists Praise Final Draft of Proposed Texas Public School Science Standards
www.star-telegram.com
ncseweb.org

Kentucky State Politician Stands by .Faith-Full. Laws He Authored
www.nytimes.com

Religious Shelters Find New York City.s New Rules a Great Burden
www.nytimes.com

Humanists Struggle Finding Non-Church Based Parenting Resources
www.washingtonpost.com


COURTS/LEGAL

DC Circuit Rules DNA Sampling Does Not Violate Free Exercise, RFRA
www.washingtonpost.com

Ban on Religious Christmas Music in New Jersey Schools is Appealed to the 3rd Circuit
www.njjewishnews.com
thebulletin.us

New Jersey Permits Lesbians Denied Civil Union, to Proceed with Discrimination Claim
www.nj.com
www.njjewishnews.com

9th Circuit Ruling Sends Boy Scouts Establishment Clause Case to California High Court
www3.signonsandiego.com
www.law.com

Atheist Soldier Amends, Expands Complaint against Religious Promotion by the Army
www.kansascity.com
www.google.com

Federal Court Rules Religious Use of Monkey Meat Requires Import Permit
www.newsday.com

Maryland Court of Appeals Denies Free Expression Claim in Huge Church Sign Ban
www.baltimoresun.com
www.baltimoreexaminer.com

Pennsylvania Court Rules Marriages Can Be Performed by Clergy without Churches
www.philly.com
www.eveningsun.com

Connecticut Asser.s Denial of Religious Tax Exemption Challenged
www.norwichbulletin.com

EEOC, California Mill Agree to Reinstate Seventh Day Adventist Worker
www.sacbee.com

EEOC, Merrill Lynch Settle Religious-National Origin Discrimination Suit
uk.reuters.com


INTERNATIONAL

Vatican Ends Automatic Adoption of Italian Laws
www.lifeinitaly.com
www.timesonline.co.uk

Responding to Papal Request, Bahrain Donates Land for New Catholic Church
archive.gulfnews.com

Israel Targets Gaza Mosques Used by Hamas
www.washingtonpost.com
www.guardian.co.uk

See also: Israel Bars Young Men from Mosques in Jerusalem, the West Bank
www.cnn.com

Russia Issues Licenses for Faith Healers
www.sfgate.com

Annulment of Muslim Marriage over Virginity Claims Consumes French Politics
www.washingtonpost.com
www.independent.co.uk

Korea.s Legions of Christian Missionaries Receive Mixed Welcomes Worldwide
asiasentinel.com.

Muslim Religious Revival Threatens Secular Institutions in Bosnia
www.iht.com
www.guardian.co.uk

Muslims in Kosovo Tolerant Towards Conversion from Islam, Adopt Christian Holidays
www.economist.com
www.balkaninsight.com

Restrictive Draft Law Threatens Flowering of Religion in Tajikistan
www.christiantoday.com
www.nytimes.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