VIRGINIA

Charlottesville Bar Apologizes for Denying Turbaned Sikh Entry to Indian Student Event
www.cavalierdaily.com
www.readthehook.com


NATIONAL

White House Expands Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
www.pewforum.org
www.time.com

Christian Doctors, Faith-Based Advisers Petition President on Conscience Protections
www.ethicsdaily.com
www.cnn.com

President Obama.s Notre Dame Invite Raising Issues for Catholics, Democrats
christianpost.com
www.time.com

See also: Catholic College Administrators, Faculty Clash with Religious Authorities
www.insidehighered.com

Army Chief of Chaplains Faces Criticism for Proposing Day of Fasting on Passover
www.kansas.com
www.pubrecord.org

FBI Tactics Undermining Outreach to Muslims in Minneapolis
www.voanews.com
www.startribune.com

Muslim Congressman Ellison Maintains Close Relations with Muslim and Jews Alike
forward.com

Religious Conservatives Say They Have Lost the Culture War
www.telegraph.co.uk

Atheists Billboards Spreading Across the American South
www.dallasnews.com
www.charlestoncitypaper.com

See also: Gains Seen in Public Respectability for Atheism
uk.reuters.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Won.t Hear Establishment Clause Challenge to Navy Retirement System
www.navytimes.com

3rd Circuit Rules Philadelphia Police Need Not Accommodate Muslim Officer.s Headscarf
www.philly.com
amlawdaily.typepad.com

5th Circuit Reinstates American Indian Inmate.s RLUIPA Suit Over Hair, Medicine Pouch
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Federal Free Exercise Suit Filed Against Michigan University.s Counseling Practicum
www.mlive.com
ypsiciti.com

State Appeals Court Rules Muslim Divorce Ritual Not Legal in Michigan
www.chicagotribune.com

Los Angeles Superior Court Annuls Religious Court.s Ruling in Torah Case
www3.signonsandiego.com
www.latimes.com

Pennsylvania Town Faces Lawsuit Over Lighted Cross on Fire Tower
www.readingeagle.com
wfmz.com

Nevada School District Settles Muslim Head Scarf Bullying Case
www.mercurynews.com
www.foxnews.com

Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Cases Involving Gay Rights in Court
www.washingtonpost.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Obama Addresses U.S. - Muslim Relations in Speech to Turkish Parliament
www.philly.com
www.hurriyet.com.tr

See also: Religious, Secular Turks Equally Impressed with President Obama.s Speech
www.nytimes.com

DHS Detains German MEP in Visa Check Over Turkish Name
www.todayszaman.com

Vatican Rejects U.S. Ambassador Names Because of Positions on Abortion
www.washingtontimes.com
www.catholic.org

Dutch Officials Visit Michigan to Learn About Improving Civic Relations with Muslims
www.detnews.com

Editors of the Economist Find .'God Is Back. in the Global Revival of Religion
www.npr.org

New Danish NATO Chief Calls for Balance in Free Speech and Respect for Religion
www.todayszaman.com
www.thenational.ae

Mexican Officials Destroy .Santa Muerte. Shrines in War Against Drug Barons
www.reuters.com
www.guardian.co.uk

British Youth Arrested for Calling Scientology a .Cult.
www.welt.de

Russian Orthodox Church Flexes Political Muscle
www.boston.com

Spanish Government, Catholic Church Set for Confrontation Over Abortion Laws
www.nytimes.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