VIRGINIA

Representative Cantor Says U.S. Must Have a "Judeo-Christian" Middle East Policy
jta.org
www.jstandard.com

IRS Investigating Finances of "Racing Ministry" Church in Sterling
www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com

American Hindu Leaders Confer in Northern Virginia to Promote Understanding
www.daijiworld.com
timesofindia.indiatimes.com


NATIONAL

IRS Drops Investigation of Minnesota Church Pending Resolution of Procedural Issues
www.churchsolutionsmag.com
www.grandforksherald.com

Government Report Finds Most Volunteering is Through Faith-Based Organizations
www.nationalservice.gov
www.christianpost.com

Las Vegas Sun Investigates The Family's Support for Senator Ensign.s Foreign Travel
www.lasvegassun.com
www.lasvegassun.com

Faith Groups Carefully Join Coalitions to Lobby Congress for Health Care Reform
www.spokesman.com

Washington Developing Rules for Holiday Displays at State Capitol
www.thenewstribune.com

See also: Religious Right in Washington State has become a "Leaderless Army"
seattletimes.nwsource.com

Detroit Mayor Heralds Faith-Based Task Force to Address City's Problems
www.detnews.com

See also: Detroit Pastors Ask Politicians to Avoid Using Church Pulpits
www.detnews.com

Texas County Considers Contracting a Chaplain Service for Employees
www.scntx.com

Atheist Delivers Protest Invocation at Georgia County Commission Meeting
www.upi.com
www.ajc.com

Anti-Muslim Group Barred from Meeting at Texas Town Library
www.mcclatchydc.com

Some Clergy Refusing to Perform Marriages Until All May Marry
www.salon.com


COURTS/LEGAL

5th Circuit Rules Ban on Santeria Sacrifices Violates Texas State RFRA
www.washingtonpost.com

10th Circuit Denies Full Panel Review of Oklahoma 10 Commandments Case
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
newsok.com

Michigan Wrestling Coach Claims Religious Bias in Federal Lawsuit against School
www.freep.com
www.christianpost.com

Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy Countersues ACLU over Religion Claims
www.startribune.com
minnesota.publicradio.org

See also: Minnesota Charter School Plagued by Legal Actions, Political Questions
www.twincities.com

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Selective Service Handling of Conscientious Objectors
www.upi.com
www.washingtonpost.com

Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign Lawsuit Settles Federal Lawsuit against Transit System
www.fox28.com

Couple Drops Lawsuit Over Collection Agency.s .What Would Jesus Do?. Slogan
www.sctimes.com
www.christianpost.com

Wisconsin Jury Finds Man Guilty of Reckless Homicide in Faith Healing Death
www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com
www.theaustralian.news.com.au

New York Court Grants Temporary Certificate of Occupancy to Unfinished Synagogue
www.recordonline.com
www.riverreporter.com


INTERNATIONAL

Drafting President Obama.s Cairo Speech Was a Careful, Meticulous Process
www.latimes.com

USCIRF Sought Autonomy for Religious Institutions at OSCE Meetings in July
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

Human Rights Commission Holds Hearings on Religious Freedom in Vietnam
www.theepochtimes.com

See also: Vietnam Orders Buddhist Monks to Leave Bat Nha Monastery
www.nytimes.com

Legal Issues Hamper Fight against Religious Extremists with USAID Funds
www.washingtonpost.com

European Clergy Join against Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia after U.S. Tour
www.jpost.com
forward.com

Russia to Allow Religion Courses in Schools, Let Orthodox Church Preview Legislation
www.ethicsdaily.com
www.moscowtimes.ru

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
www.ethicsdaily.com

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