VIRGINIA

AirTran May Face Congressional Hearings for Barring Virginia Muslims from Flight
www.cfnews13.com
www.connectionnewspapers.com

Roanoke School Board Sued Over Religious Harassment of School Library Employee
www.roanoke.com


NATIONAL

Labor Department Issues Guidance on RFRA Exemption for Grantees
www.dol.gov

Federal Court Rules White House Must Release Records of Religious Leader Visits
abcnews.go.com
pubrecord.org

Christian Broadcasters Encourage Congress to Halt Return of the Fairness Doctrine
www.cbn.com
christianpost.com

Despite Precedents, President-Elect Obama Wants Inauguration Oath to Invoke God
www.usatoday.com
www.cnn.com

President-Elect Obama Considers Changes to Federal Faith-Based Initiatives
features.csmonitor.com

South Carolina State Officials Join Protest against .I Believe. License Plate Ruling
www.goupstate.com
www.thestate.com

Kansas School Board Says Clergy May Not Lunch with Children at Elementary Schools
www.fstribune.com

Celebrity Child.s Death Spurs Church of Scientology to Explain Healing Beliefs
www.cbsnews.com


COURTS/LEGAL

9th Circuit Petitioned to Hear Arizona Snowbowl, .Understanding Evolution. Cases
indiancountrynews.net
www.rosevillept.com

California Church Loses RLUIPA Appeal against Rezoning Denial in Federal Court
www.insidebayarea.com
www.sanleandrotimes.com

Amish File Federal Lawsuit against New York Town.s Building Code Enforcement
www.watertowndailytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Sikh, a Former IRS Agent, Files Federal Lawsuit against Texas Office.s Kirpan Ban
www.chron.com
www.hindu.com

California Supreme Court Rules Episcopal Splinter Group Must Return Church Property
www.latimes.com
www.ocregister.com

Arizona Supreme Court Will Hear Claim of Right to Religious Marijuana Use
www.azstarnet.com

Settlement Prohibits Louisiana from Making Unrestricted Grants to Churches
www.nola.com

Passenger Denied Boarding over Arabic T-Shirt Settles with TSA, JetBlue Airlines
news.bbc.co.uk
www.washingtonpost.com

Ohio County Library Settles Lawsuit for Denying Room to Bible Based Finance Seminar
news.cincinnati.com

Legality of Internet Marriage in Pennsylvania Still Uncertain Despite Many Rulings
www.firstamendmentcenter.org


INTERNATIONAL

OSCE, Congressmen Urge Kyrgyz President Not to Sign New Religious Law
voanews.com

U.S. Government Remains Anxious About Extremist Appeals to Cambodian Muslims
www.thenational.ae
www.csmonitor.com

Religious Leader Arrests May Test Constitutionality of Canada.s Ban on Polygamy
www.nationalpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Jews Face Harassment across Europe as Anger over Gaza War Grows
www.msnbc.msn.com

Papal Holy Land Trip Jeopardized by Israeli Invasion of Gaza, Cardinal.s Comments
www.alertnet.org
www.time.com

Critics Object to Atheist Bus Ad Campaigns in Spain, the United Kingdom
www.guardian.co.uk
www.nytimes.com

Shi.a Muslims in Afghanistan Celebrate Ashura, Unthinkable Under Taliban Regime
www.washingtonpost.com
www.thenational.ae

Clergy, Students in Nepal Challenge Government.s Power to Appoint Hindu Priests
www.hindu.com
www.atimes.com

Yemeni Government Delays Moving Jews as Issues Gain Media, Human Rights Support
yementimes.com
www.thenational.ae

Tajikistan.s Supreme Court Declares the Salafi Islam Movement an Illegal Association
www.rferl.org
www.asianews.it

Recent Property Disputes Loom behind Vietnam.s New Religious Land Use Directive
www.vnanet.vn
australianetworknews.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