VIRGINIA

Without Getting Board Approval, Lee County School Students Initiate Pre-Game Prayers
www.wbir.com


NATIONAL

White House Faith-Based Council Member Gains Prominence, Appears on PBS TV
www.npr.org
www.nytimes.com

FBI Raid on Muslim Slaughterhouse Yields No Arrests, Mystifies Illinois Town
www.foxnews.com

Muslims Find Themselves Apart from Other Faiths in Wanting Details of FBI Program
www.ocregister.com
www.religionnews.com

American Indian Tribes Receive Stolen Artifacts after Close of Federal Investigation
www.indiancountrytoday.com

U.S. Air Force Academy Hosts Sole Buddhist Chapel on an American Military Base
www.buddhistchannel.tv

U.S. Army Accommodates Sikh Doctor's Beard and Turban
www.washingtonpost.com
www.punjabnewsline.com

Smithsonian Establishes Advisory Group on Relationship of Religion and Science
www.timesargus.com

Faith Groups Divided Over Passage of U.S. Senate Hate Crimes Bill
www.christianpost.com
pewforum.org

U.S. Representative Kennedy, Catholic Bishops Lock Horns over Health Care Reform
news.bostonherald.com
www.boston.com

South Carolina GOP Officials Apologize for Using Anti-Semitic Stereotypes
www.nypost.com

Religious Coalitions At Odds over Maine's Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Issue
www.bangordailynews.com

Missouri Public Radio Series Profiles Religious Minorities in the Ozarks
www.ksmu.org

University of Minnesota Apologizes for Team Mascot Poking Fun at Praying Player
sports.espn.go.com
www.christianpost.com

New Film Highlights Religious Freedom Struggles of American Indians
www.newsreview.com
www.sacredland.org

University of Maryland Report Urges Faith and Social Service Cooperation on Projects
www.faithandorganizations.umd.edu

University of Chicago Study Finds Religious Practice Waxing as Institutions Wane
pewforum.org
news.uchicago.edu


COURTS/LEGAL

Persistent Questions about Supreme Court.s Catholic Majority Trouble Justice Alito
www.google.com

Texas Newspaper Profiles Santeria Priest Who Won 5th Circuit Animal Sacrifice Case
www.dallasobserver.com

6th Circuit Hears Arguments in Kentucky Courthouse Commandments Case
news.cincinnati.com

9th Circuit Hears Arguments in Arizona State Student Speech Case
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

9th Circuit Denies Full Review of Arizona Religious School Tuition Tax Credits Case
www.eastvalleytribune.com
www.courthousenews.com

Federal Court Agreement Allows Pennsylvania Student to Wear Anti-Abortion T-Shirt
www.ethicsdaily.com

Imams Settle Federal Lawsuit over Their Ejection from U.S. Airways Flight
www.google.com
www.twincities.com

Sikh Coalition, DHS Settle Federal Suit over Grooming Rules for Building Guards
www.fresnobee.com

EEOC Complaint Alleges Bath & Body Works Fired Manager for Practicing Wicca
www.courthousenews.com
www.workforce.com


INTERNATIONAL

Supreme Court to Hear Case of Guantanamo Bay Uighurs Fearful of Returning to PRC
www.nytimes.com
www.miamiherald.com

White House Faith-Based Advisor Says She Was Misled About Muslim Talk Show Guest
www.washingtonpost.com

Vietnam, U.S. Embassy Trade Views on Jailing of Religious Freedom Activists
www.google.com
english.vovnews.vn

U.S. Abstains from Picking Sides in Indonesia's Public Discussion about Islam.s Role
www.washingtonpost.com

Indian PM Intervenes to Get U.S. Visa for BJP's Sole Muslim MP to Attend UN Meeting
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
www.timesnow.tv

Anti-Islamic Dutch MP Wilders Visits U.S., Gives Talks at American Universities
www.foxnews.com
www.foxnews.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.sacredland.org
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, PhD,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer