NATIONAL

National Guard, Army Reserve Fill U.S. Army Chaplain Shortage Overseas
www.stripes.com

U.S. Air Force Creates Professional Chaplaincy Training Program
www.af.mil

Probe Finds Officer Did Not Willfully Violate U.S. Air Force Religious Neutrality Rules
www.stripes.com

President Obama Considers Rescinding Health Care Provider Conscience Rule
www.csmonitor.com
www.medicalnewstoday.com

See also: U.S. Senate Defeats Health Care Provider Conscience Amendment
catholicnewsagency.com

Muslims Hope for New Hires in Obama Administration from Names on Resume List
www.chicagotribune.com
www.alarabiya.net

Senate Majority Leader Reid to Reintroduce Polygamy Task Force Legislation
www.sltrib.com

Maryland Senate President Scolds Guest Pastor for Sectarian Prayer
voices.washingtonpost.com

After Religious Lobbying Effort New York State Sex Abuse Bill Excludes Many Adults
www.forward.com
www.forward.com

Brooklyn District Attorney Spearheads Effort against Orthodox Jewish Pedophiles
www.thejewishweek.com
www.nydailynews.com

Wiccans Hope Classes Will Help Distinguish Them from Satantists in Public Mind
www.suntimes.com

Pew Poll Finds No Decline in Belief That President Obama is a Muslim
www.washingtontimes.com
pewresearch.org

Newsweek Magazine Anticipates .The End of Christian America.
www.newsweek.com


COURTS/LEGAL

5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Texas Santeria Slaughter Ban Case
www.google.com

California Supreme Court Rebuffs Certified Questions in 9th Circuit Boy Scout Case
www.metnews.com

Federal Court Rejects Establishment Clause Test of Texas Schools Creationism Policy
www.dallasnews.com

Federal Court Enjoins Georgia Ban on Sex Offenders as Church Volunteers
www.ajc.com
www.gainesvilletimes.com

Federal Courts to Hear Fish and Wildlife Service Probes of Illegal Eagle Feather Sales
www.bismarcktribune.com
www.oregonlive.com

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Cross in California City Park
www.visaliatimesdelta.com

Federal Lawsuit Disputes Religious Lyrics Planned for Florida School Assembly
staugustine.com
www.staugustine.com

Iowa Supreme Court Annuls Gay Marriage Ban, Keeps .Sanctity of Religious Marriages.
www.abpnews.com
www.christianitytoday.com

Illinois Circuit Court Bars Enforcement of State .Plan B. Pharmacy Rule Pending Trial
www.sj-r.com

Maryland Court Accepts Plea Deal with .Resurrection Clause. in Murder Case
www.baltimoresun.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Maryland State Prisons Begin Offering Kosher Meals for Passover
www.mddailyrecord.com
www.jewishtimes.com

Shooting Arrest Leads FBI to Investigate .Prison Islam. Writings
www.myfoxphilly.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Obama Signs Law Extending Foreign Religious Worker Program
travel.state.gov

Barred from Home Schooling in Germany Family Seeks Political Asylum in the U.S.
www.tennessean.com
www.telegraph.co.uk

United States Make Plans to Help Persecuted Jews Leave Yemen
www.haaretz.com

See also: Emigration of Yemeni Jewry Uncertain, Undermined by Disagreements
yemenonline.info
www.forward.com

Critics Voice Reservations about U.S. Rejoining UN Human Rights Commission
www.economist.com
www.christianitytoday.com

NYPD Readies Protection for Jewish Targets as Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate
www.msnbc.msn.com

Venezuela Prosecutors File Charges against Police in Attack on Synagogue
www.google.com
www.jewishexponent.com

New Justice Ministry Religion Council Chair Hostile to Minority Religions in Russia
georgiandaily.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