VIRGINIA

4th Circuit Rules Westboro Church.s "Utterly Distasteful" Pickets Are Protected Speech
www.courthousenews.com
www.abajournal.com

See also: Legal Experts Believe Supreme Court Will Not Entertain an Appeal
ydr.inyork.com

Gate City High School Admonished Against Prayers before Football Games
www2.tricities.com
www.timesnews.net


NATIONAL

Religious Groups Weigh in at Employment Non-Discrimination Act Hearings
jta.org
www.christianpost.com

Value Voters Consider Future Presidential Candidates at DC Summit
www.cqpolitics.com
online.wsj.com

As Muslims Pray at U.S. Capitol, Some Call it a Threat to American Values
www.washingtonpost.com
www.politicsdaily.com

See also: Christian Conservative Group Supports Muslim DC Prayer Event
www.nj.com

Capitol Visitor Center Hosts Premiere of Film on Religion in America
www.politico.com

Better Business Bureau Partners with Muslim Advocates to Certify Charities
www.cnn.com

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Partners with Faith Based Groups
ozarksfirst.com
www.semissourian.com

Grocery Crucifix Causes Some Missourians to Question Tax Credits
www.upi.com
www.stltoday.com

Minnesota Newspaper Probes State Funding, Oversight of Faith-Based Rehab Program
minnesotaindependent.com

Jewish Groups Protest Iowa Scheduling Caucuses on a Saturday in 2010
www.ethicsdaily.com

Objecting to Immodest Cyclists, Hasidic Neighbors Want NYC Path Removed
www.brooklynpaper.com
www.brooklynpaper.com

Participants Mark Two Decades of Student-Led "See You at the Pole" Prayers
www.christianpost.com

Religious Groups Face Hard Choices as Contributions Drop During Recession
www.latimes.com

Faith-Supported Finance Strategies Grow in Popularity during Hard Times
www.nytimes.com
www.msnbc.msn.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Challenging "FaithGuard" Homeowners Insurance
www.courthousenews.com
www.reuters.com

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Will for Jewish Heirs Only is Constitutional
www.cbsnews.com
www.chicagotribune.com

FLDS Policeman Files Arizona Religious Discrimination Suit Over Decertification
www.svherald.com
www.sltrib.com

Ohio Trial Court Rules it Cannot Decide Religious College Dismissal Complaint
chronicle.com

Pastors in Christian Runaway Convert Case May Face Criminal Complaint
www.10tv.com
www.christianpost.com

EEOC Files Suit over Jehovah's Witness Fired for Refusing to Join Halloween Carnival
www.charlestonbusiness.com

EEOC Files Suit against Clothing Chain over "Look Policy" Barring Head Coverings
www.insurancejournal.com


INTERNATIONAL

State Department Complains Russia Tried to Smear Liaison to Religious Groups
www.voanews.com
www.foxnews.com

G-20 Meeting Governments Hear Religious Leaders Plea for Poverty Reduction
www.post-gazette.com
www.christianpost.com

Followers of Buddhist Monk Face Police Interrogations in Vietnam
abcnews.go.com

Ukraine Faces Global Objections to Permit for Hotel on Site of Babi Yar Massacre
news.bbc.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk

Citing Overzealous Prosecution, Canadian Court Dismisses Polygamy Charges
www.ethicsdaily.com
www.theglobeandmail.com

Pakistani Immigrants Fear Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Recent Norwegian Elections
www.dawn.com

Fearful of Religious Extremists, Morocco's Monarchy Slows Pace of Reforms
www.washdiplomat.com
www.nytimes.com

See also: Morocco's Official Recognition of the Holocaust Rare among Muslim States
www.msnbc.msn.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