VIRGINIA

Delegate Candidate Explains Buddhist Beliefs after County Official Raises Concerns
www.newsleader.com
www2.newsvirginian.com

Broadway Officials Abandon Church Ban on Main Street after Considering RLUIPA
www.rocktownweekly.com


NATIONAL

FBI Arrests New Jersey Rabbis for Money Laundering Through Religious Charities
www.washingtonpost.com
www.njjewishnews.com

Attorney General Holder Reassures Muslims during Southern California Visit
www.latimes.com

Senate Scandals Draw Attention to the Role of The Fellowship.s C Street House
www.politico.com
www.worldmag.com

Funding for Minnesota Congressman.s Mecca Pilgrimage under Scrutiny
www.startribune.com
minnesotaindependent.com

Georgia County Council Suspends Blue Laws despite Religious Objections
www.aikenstandard.com
chronicle.augusta.com

Texas Town Council Directs City Attorney to Change Invocation Policy
www.statesman.com

Burger King Apologizes for Offending Hindus with Ad Campaign
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

See also: Hindus Object to California Beer Portraying Ganesh as an .Alcoholic.
www.times-standard.com

Atheists Demand Churches Remove Names from Rosters after Debaptism Ceremonies
www.usatoday.com

Pew Issues New Survey of LDS, Church Embarks on Public Relations Campaign
pewforum.org
www.sltrib.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Federal Court Rules Terror Shield Law Doesn.t Apply to Security Officials
www.startribune.com
minnesota.publicradio.org

Federal Court Rejects Free Exercise Challenge to USDA Animal Tagging Program
www.washingtonexaminer.com

See also: U.S. House Ends Funding for National Animal Identification System
www.watertowndailytimes.com

Federal Court Rules ACLU May Sue Islamic Academy, Not Minnesota Education Office
www.twincities.com
minnesota.publicradio.org

Federal Consent Order Requires New Jersey City to Change Literature Permit Policy
www.pressofatlanticcity.com
www.shorenewstoday.com

Federal Lawsuit Spurs Kentucky County to Remove Ten Commandments Displays
www.ledger-enquirer.com
www.courier-journal.com

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules State Bias Laws Don.t Protect Religious School Staff
www.chicagotribune.com

Judicial Council of Georgia Permits Religious Head Coverings in Courtrooms
www.nytimes.com

Utah Court Finds No Consensus in Proposed FLDS Settlements, Rejects All of Them
www.sltrib.com
www.ksl.com

Oregon Jury Acquits Faith Healing Parents of Manslaughter in Daughter.s Death
www.oregonlive.com

See also: Jury Verdict Reflects Larger Struggle over Legal Limits of Faith Healing
www.oregonlive.com
www.kgw.com

Walmart Rehires Muslim Fired for Praying on Break, Staff Will Go to Diversity Training
www.thenewstribune.com


INTERNATIONAL

USAID Inspector General Issues Audit of Faith-Based Grants
www.washingtonpost.com
www.usaid.gov

Members of Congress Rally to Protest PRC Persecution of Falun Gong
www.theepochtimes.com
www.theepochtimes.com

See also: PRC Claims Success in Decade Long Campaign against Falun Gong
www.asianews.it

Arab Health Ministers Ban Vulnerable Groups from Hajj over Swine Flu Fears
news.bbc.co.uk
www.thenational.ae

Cordoba Initiative Project to Rate Muslim Countries on Adherence to Islamic Law
www.thenational.ae
www.cordobainitiative.org

Boston Review Examines Political Use of Anti-Semitism in Venezuela
bostonreview.net

Honduran Catholic Officials Oppose President Zelaya.s Return, Blame Chavez for Crisis
uk.reuters.com

Human Rights Activists Claim PDRK Executed Woman for Distributing Bibles
news.bbc.co.uk
www.google.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 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