VIRGINIA

State Prisons Retreat from Book Ban after Rutherford Institute Intervention
www2.dailyprogress.com
www2.dailyprogress.com

Northern Virginia Synagogue Doubles as a Mosque This Month
www.google.com


NATIONAL

White House Faith-Based Office Moves Cautiously on Hiring Discrimination Rules
www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com

CIA Director Panetta Appeals to American Muslims for Help
www.freep.com
www.detnews.com

TSA Detains, FBI Questions Student Passenger over Arabic/English Flashcards
www.philly.com

Citizenship Applicant Refused Faith Waiver to Vaccination Requirement
abcnews.go.com
www.christianpost.com

Congressional Prayer Caucus Weighs in on Florida School Prayer Contempt Trial
www.pnj.com
www.cnn.com

See also: Federal Court Rules School Officials Not in Contempt of Court Order
www.heraldtribune.com

Congressman Kucinich Supports Using Eminent Domain to Seize Threatened Churches
www.ethicsdaily.com
www.cleveland.com

Texas Education Board Considers Religion.s Role in Social Studies Curriculum
www.news8austin.com
www.chron.com

Tennessee Gives New State Religious Freedom Restoration Act a Mixed Welcome
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.tml1.org

Citing UDV Church.s Tea Sacrament, New Mexico Neighbors Oppose Zoning Permit
www.theglobeandmail.com
www.iol.co.za

Pennsylvania Town.s Shops Close rather Than Serve Pagan Festival Attendees
www.google.com
articles.lancasteronline.com

Discrimination against Sikhs on the Rise SALDEF Finds
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Public Religion Research Survey Compares Politics of Religious Activists
www.sltrib.com
www.publicreligion.org


COURTS/LEGAL

Jewish Newspaper Interviews Supreme Court Justice Scalia on Religion and State
www.hamodia.com

3rd Circuit to Hear Arguments in New Jersey School Holiday Concert Policy Case
www.catholicnewsagency.com

California Teacher Gets Qualified Financial Immunity in Creationism Remark Lawsuit
www.ocregister.com

Settlement of Texas RLUIPA Zoning Lawsuit Leaves Halfway House Rule in Effect
www.wacotrib.com
www.kxxv.com

Federal Bankruptcy Judge Accommodates Hindu Temple during Ritual Cleansing
www.ajc.com

Plaintiffs in Shqeirat et al v. U. S. Airways Group Establish Website
www.flyingwhilemuslim.org

Mississippi Human Services Faces Lawsuit over Religion at Teen Abstinence Summit
www.medilexicon.com

Florida Church Files RLUIPA Lawsuit over Zoning Permit Denial
www.jacksonville.com
www.staugustine.com

Fans Ejected for Refusing to Stand during .God Bless America. File Federal Suit
www.nj.com
www.azcentral.com


INTERNATIONAL

PRI Examines the Trade-Offs in Official U.S. Support for Religious Freedom Abroad
www.americaabroadmedia.org

State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities is Sworn In
www.google.com
www.indiawest.com

U.S. Air Force Rabbi Reflects on His Chaplaincy in Iraq
www.jsonline.com

Film Producer Says Movie about Darwin is .Too Controversial for Religious America.
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.dailymail.co.uk

Pope Benedict to Hold Special Synod on Christian Churches in the Middle East
www.catholicnews.com
www.asianews.it

Iraqis Reconsider Importance of Religious Leadership in Politics
www.npr.org

See also: Time Magazine Explains Importance of the Sunni-Shi.ite Muslim Divide
www.time.com

Cuba Allows Worship behind Bars, but Still Viewed as a Leading Oppressor
www.google.com
www.christianpost.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
www.ethicsdaily.com

Newsclips is compiled by the First Freedom Center 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 Center.

Prepared by the Education Division of the First Freedom Center

Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer