VIRGINIA

House of Delegates Passes State Police Chaplain Sectarian Prayer Bill
www.dailypress.com
fredericksburg.com

See also: Legislative Prayer Policies Vary in Southwestern Virginia
www.newsadvance.com


NATIONAL

White House Introduces Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
www.cnn.com
www.washingtonpost.com

See also: F.B.N.P. Advisory Council Reflects Diverse Views on Religion and Public Life
www.iht.com

Justice Department Priorities May Change from Religious to Race Discrimination Cases
www.nytimes.com

Catholic Symposium Panelists Challenge Bishops Who Said Vote for Obama Was a Sin
ncronline3.org

American Atheists Consider President Obama.s Recognition of .Non-Believers.
www.570news.com
www.google.com

U.S. House Offices Wary of Islamic Group after FBI Said to Cut Official Contacts
www.foxnews.com

California Investigation into Church Support for Proposition 8 Gathers Data, Momentum
www.ebar.com
www.google.com

LDS Lawmakers Seen as Forming Unified Bloc Pushing for .Social. Laws in Wyoming
www.trib.com

Plan for Hebrew Language Charter School in NYC Draws Scrutiny, Criticism
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.newsday.com

New York City Considers Converting Some Catholic Schools into Charter Schools
www.newsday.com
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com

California Credit Union Apologizes for Refusing Service to Covered Muslim Woman
www3.signonsandiego.com


COURTS/LEGAL

5th Circuit Hears Case of Louisiana Faith School.s Efforts to Join State Sports League
www.nola.com

5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Texas Public Schools Moment of Silence Case
www.digitaljournal.com
www.dallasnews.com

Federal Court Rules Church Need Not Reply to an Improperly Served IRS Summons
philanthropy.com

Federal Court Orders Government to Produce Documents Seized from Muslim Charity
www.toledoblade.com

Arizona Church Loses Federal Court RLUIPA Challenge to Denial of Use Permit
www.yumasun.com

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against Indiana Released Time Program
www.journalgazette.net
www.indianasnewscenter.com

Pennsylvania Amish Couples Face Court Order to Comply With Building Code or Leave
www.tribune-democrat.com

Transportation Workers Win Religious Accommodations, Court Judgments
www.usatoday.com
www.nj.com

Conversion to Islam Popular Among Convicts but Rarely Endures Beyond Prison Walls
www.enterprisenewspapers.com


INTERNATIONAL

OSCE . ODIHR Opinion Finds Problems with Kazakhstan's Religion Law
www.forum18.org

UN Universal Periodic Review Examines Saudi Arabia.s Human Rights Record
www.google.com
www.zawya.com

As Orthodox Patriarch is Installed, Russia.s President Stresses Church-State Separation
www.itar-tass.com
www.ekklesia.co.uk

Germans Disappointed in Native-Born Pope Over Pardon of Holocaust-Denying Bishop
www.independent.co.uk
www.spiegel.de

Rehabilitation Controversy Leaves Vatican-Israeli Relations in Doubt
www.boston.com

Bolivian President Says Catholic Church is .Main Enemy. of Social Reforms
catholicnewsagency.com

Indonesian, Indian Imams Diverge on Banning Muslims from Practicing Yoga
www.usatoday.com
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

See also: Most Indonesians Ignore Religious Rulings against Personal Habits
www.latimes.com

Netherlands Defamation Prosecution of Politician Unpopular, Wilders Feels Persecuted
www.angus-reid.com
www.nrc.nl

Booklet Controversy Stokes Fears of Religious Groups Subverting the Israeli Army
www.haaretz.com
www.thenational.ae

Worried for Their Safety Jews in Yemen Find the Justice System Slow, Unsympathetic
www.thenational.ae

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