NATIONAL

President Obama Appoints White House Faith Based Initiatives Director
www.nytimes.com
washingtontimes.com

See also: Pew Foundation Considers Faith-Based Hiring and the Obama Presidency
pewforum.org

House Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Funding for Faith-Based Initiatives
philanthropy.com

FBI Severs Relationship with the Council on American-Islamic Relations
www.foxnews.com

See also: American Muslims Hopeful, Wary of Obama Administration
www.washingtonpost.com

Freedom of Choice Act Opponents Allege Catholic Hospitals May Be Closed
www.catholicnews.com
www.cbsnews.com

Liberal Faith Groups Hope to Change Terms of National Debate, Priorities
www.washingtonpost.com

Awaiting Change in Federal Rules, West Virginia Farmers Look to Muslim Meat Buyers
www.vindy.com

Texas Legislature Considers Law to Aid Break-Away Congregations in Property Fights
www.corsicanadailysun.com
www.dallasnews.com

Oklahoma Legislature to Consider Privately Funded Ten Commandments Monument
www.newsok.com

Ohio City Council Embroiled Over Proposed Celebrations of Charles Darwin
www.dispatchpolitics.com
www.columbuslocalnews.com

Christian Detractors Reassess .Cult. Status of Local Churches Movement
www.christianitytoday.com

Gallup Issues New Poll on the Importance of Religion in the 50 American States
www.usatoday.com
www.gallup.com


COURTS/LEGAL

11th Circuit Denies Full Review of Pledge Recital Case, Students May Be Excused
www.law.com

Federal Court Won.t Grant Injunction despite Indian Religious Objections to Gold Mine
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.ens-newswire.com

Kosher Meatpacker Bailed, Israeli Law of Return Not Factored in Weighing Flight Risk
www.forbes.com
wcfcourier.com

California Appeals Court Rules Lutheran School Not Covered by State.s Civil Rights Act
www.latimes.com
christianpost.com

Kentucky Appeals Court Will Hear Amish Buggy Safety Case
www.courier-journal.com

Lawsuit Challenges Good Friday Time Off at Wisconsin Technical Colleges
www.fdlreporter.com

Las Vegas Police Department Settles Dispute over Jewish Officer.s Beard, Yarmulke
www.lasvegassun.com
www.lasvegassun.com

American Indian Inmates Say Alabama Prison Long Hair Ban Impedes Tribal Customs
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

EEOC Data Shows Rising Number of Religious Discrimination Claims at Work
pewforum.org


INTERNATIONAL

President Obama Reaches Out to Muslims in Arabic Satellite Television Interview
online.wsj.com
www.latimes.com

See also: At Qatar Meeting Muslims Ask for Help in Fighting Religious Extremism
pewforum.org

American Officials Consider Rehabilitation Options for Guantanamo Bay Detainees
www.cnn.com

New Russian Patriarch Has Combative History with U.S. Religious Freedom Policies
www.voanews.com

Sudan Expels American Aid Group for Importing Thousands of Arabic Bibles
uk.reuters.com

Catholic-Jewish Relations Strained by Vatican Rehab of Holocaust-Denying Bishop
www.forward.com

New Israeli Holocaust Museum Exhibit Reaches Out to Muslims
www.google.com

Religious Extremist Assaults on Women in India Raise Fears of a .Hindu Taliban.
www.latimes.com
in.reuters.com

Rising Anti-Semitism in Latin America in the Wake of Israeli Offensive in Gaza
www.miamiherald.com
news.bbc.co.uk

New Bolivian Constitution Disestablishes Catholicism, Honors Andean Earth Deity
www.russiatoday.com
www.google.com

Sri Lanka Commission Recommends Anti-Conversion Legislation
www.sundaytimes.lk
www.asianews.it

Muslim Refugees Fleeing Myanmar Face Abuse, Deportation from Thailand
www.themalaysianinsider.com
in.reuters.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