VIRGINIA

Virginia Professor Researches How Catholics Became a Majority on the Supreme Court
www.washingtonpost.com


NATIONAL

Pew Forum Hosts Event on Future of Faith-Based Partnerships
www.pewforum.org

President.s Council on Bioethics to Be Dismissed, New Commission to be Formed
www.nytimes.com
www.catholicnewsagency.com

New President of Focus on Family Praises President Obama, Seeks Common Ground
www.washingtonpost.com

President Obama Takes Gradual Approach to Changing Church-State Relations
www.baptiststandard.com

Rabbi.s Political Influence Under Scrutiny in Light of New York City Jail Scandal
www.nytimes.com
www.google.com

See also: Officers, Inmates Say Rabbi .Controlled the Whole Jail.
www.nypost.com

New York City Neighbors Object to Fashion Parties Hosted at Christian Science Church
www.nytimes.com

Uproar Over Atheist Campaign Leads Indiana City Bus System to Ban Religion Ads
www.southbendtribune.com

.Prayer Station. Inside Michigan City Hall Draws Objections
www.detnews.com

Kentucky Pastor Explains Why He Asks His Flock to Bring Guns to Church
www.nytimes.com
www.time.com

St. Petersburg Times Prints Investigative Report on Church of Scientology
www.tampabay.com


COURTS/LEGAL

9th Circuit to Hear University of Montana Law School Christian Legal Society Case
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Full 10th Circuit Review Sought in Oklahoma Courthouse Commandments Case
www.tulsaworld.com

Federal Court Rules Bonds for Religious College Do Not Violate Establishment Clause
www.arkansasbusiness.com

Federal Court Rules California Library.s Room Use Policy Violates Establishment Clause
www.christianpost.com
www.sfgate.com

Federal Court Orders Trial to Resolve Louisiana School Board Invocations Case
www.wxvt.com

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Prison.s Group Prayer Policy for Muslim Inmates
www.washingtonpost.com

Payment of Legal Fees in Failed Defense of Prayer Lawsuit Challenges School District
www.pnj.com

Indiana Appeals Court Rules Defamation Suit Against Church Can Proceed
www.courthousenews.com

In Lawsuit Against Eviction Colorado Woman Claims Easter Decoration is Religious
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.dailycamera.com

Colorado Ski Resort Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
www.boston.com
www.eeoc.gov


INTERNATIONAL

Helsinki Commission Wants Religious Freedom Issues Raised at Summit with Russia
www.christiantelegraph.com
csce.gov

European Union Ruling Secures Right to Religious Slaughter of Animals
www.politics.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk

French President Sarkozy Denounces Full Muslim Veils After Parliament Asks for Probe
in.reuters.com
www.economist.com

Prosecutors Seek Dissolution of Church of Scientology in France
www.csmonitor.com

Shi.a Muslim Clerics Divided Over Support for Keeping the .Rule of the Jurist. in Iran
www.economist.com
www.nytimes.com

Officially Atheist, PRC Increasingly Promotes Buddhism
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Falun Gong Endures in PRC Despite a Decade Long Official Campaign Against It
wwrn.org

Ministry of Interior Releases Survey of Muslims in Germany
www.dw-world.de
www.spiegel.de

See also: German Military Depends on Female Muslim Soldiers to Bridge Cultural Gaps
www.dw-world.de

Swiss University Releases Study on Municipal Welcomes for New Religious Buildings
www.swissinfo.ch

Evangelicals, Muslims at Odds Over Proposed Separate Kadhi Court System in Kenya
www.nation.co.ke
www.kbc.co.ke

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 First Freedom Center 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 Center.

Prepared by the Education Division of the First Freedom Center

Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer