VIRGINIA

Charity Trial Papers Show DoJ Lawyers in Virginia, Florida at Odds over Plea Deal
www.time.com

Neighbors Concerned About Islamic Saudi Academy, Development Plans
www.connectionnewspapers.com
www.news8.net

See also: Revised Textbooks Do Not Abate Federal, International Issues with ISA
www.foxnews.com
www.fairfaxtimes.com


NATIONAL

FBI Spying in Mosques Endangers Cooperation with Major Muslim-American Groups
www.cnn.com

Obama Administration Tones Down Religion.s Role
www.sltrib.com

Evangelical, Catholic Leaders Have Mixed Views of New Administration
www.google.com

Anti-Muslim Slurs Mar Political Campaigns in Los Angeles County Cities
www.latimes.com

Pennsylvania County Clerks at Odds over Licenses for Officiant-less Marriages
www.philly.com

Minnesota Offers State-Run Islamic Law Compliant Home Sales
www.postbulletin.com
minnesota.publicradio.org

Religious Groups Lobby against New York Lifting Statute of Limitations for Abuse Cases
www.iht.com

Maryland Credit Union Suspends .No-Hat. Policy after Muslim Woman Objects
thefinancialbrand.com
www.msnbc.msn.com

Chaplain Resigns After Florida Hospice Bans Use of .God. at Public Meetings
www.sun-sentinel.com

Formerly Catholic New York City Charter Schools Adjust to New Habits
www.nytimes.com
www.gothamgazette.com

Scholars at Brookings Debate Say Churches Won.t Need to Marry Gays if Law Changes
www.forward.com
www.brookings.edu

See also: Proposed Solution to Gay Marriage Issue is to End Marriages for Everyone
www.time.com


COURTS/LEGAL

DC Circuit Rules Religiously Operated College is Exempt from NLRB Jurisdiction
www.chicagotribune.com
www.insidehighered.com

5th Circuit Upholds Texas Public Schools Moment of Silence Law
www.gosanangelo.com
christianpost.com

5th Circuit Upholds Barring Christian School from Texas Public School Athletic League
www.elpasotimes.com

Federal Judge in Indiana Legislative Prayer Decision Nominated for 7th Circuit Vacancy
www.google.com
www.medicalnewstoday.com

9th Circuit Upholds Law School's Non-Discrimination Rules for Student Groups
www.christianitytoday.com
www.insidehighered.com

Federal Court Rules Religious Tattoos a Legitimate Factor in Penalty Phase of Trial
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Judge in North Carolina Divorce Case Bars Mother from Home Schooling Children
www.newsobserver.com
www.postchronicle.com

Texas Court Rejects Appeal over Bible Ordered off Defense Attorney.s Table at Trial
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Federal Bureau of Prisons against Moves to Limit Prison Chapel Books
www.nytimes.com
www.abpnews.com


INTERNATIONAL

Georgetown Report Urges Changes in U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu

USCIRF Hears Testimony on Religious Freedom Issues in Pakistan
www.uscirf.gov
www.worldmag.com

Academic, Civil Liberties Groups Want End to U.S. Ban on Foreign Scholars
www.nytimes.com
www.google.com

See also: Tariq Ramadan Says U.S. Must End .Colonial Mindset. Towards Muslims
www.dailystar.com.lb

Durban II Draft Removes .Defamation of Religion. Language, Criticism of Israel
www.reuters.com
www.haaretz.com

Jerusalem Rabbi Says Pope Must Not Wear His Cross While Visiting Western Wall
www.jpost.com
www.time.com

Israeli Soldiers Claim Rabbis Exhorted Gaza Invasion as a .Religious War.
www.miamiherald.com
www.haaretz.com

International Research Network on Christians in the Middle East is Launched
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

www.cme.stir.ac.uk

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