VIRGINIA

Council for America.s First Freedom Honors Awardees for Religious Freedom Work
www.inrich.com
www.firstfreedom.org

Virginia Congressman Forbes Introduces Resolution for a Religious History Week
www.dailypress.com
hamptonroads.com


NATIONAL

Religious Freedom Day Yields Mixed Views of Popular Support for Religious Rights
www.csmonitor.com
christianpost.com

See also: Religious Freedom Day Proclamation Largely Ignored in Public Schools
news.medill.northwestern.edu

IRS Challenged Over its Limits on Political Statements from Church Pulpits
philanthropy.com

Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Clears Muslims of Anti-Semitism
www.infocusnews.net
www.newuniversity.org

Political Parties, Candidates Compete for .Values Vote. in South Carolina
www.smh.com.au

Religious Groups Criticize Nevada Caucuses for Being Held on Their Sabbath
afp.google.com
www.abpnews.com

Presidential Candidate Huckabee Treads Fine Line between Church and State
www.nytimes.com

See also: Huckabee Proposal to Amend Constitution Dismays Jewish Voters
www.thejewishweek.com

Generation Gap Opens in Evangelical Support for Huckabee, Others
www.latimes.com
www.abcnews.go.com

Jewish Groups Damn Anti-Obama E-mails; Obama Criticizes Farrakhan Award
www.jpost.com
www.crosswalk.com

Muslim Voters Uneasy with Tenor of National Campaigns, Political Ads
www.freep.com

Muslim High-School Student Barred from Track Meet for Wearing Unitard
www.theage.com.au
www.firstcoastnews.com

New Hampshire Church Ends 200 Year Old Practice of Meeting in Town Hall
www.unionleader.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Reflects on Her Faith in PBS Documentary
www.washingtonpost.com
www.brooklyneagle.com

8th Circuit Upholds Religious Discrimination Award
www.nwaonline.net
news.adventist.org

Wisconsin Federal Court Rules University Must Fund Prayer, Worship Activities
www.newrichmond-news.com
www.dailycardinal.com

Missouri Federal Grand Jury Indicts Islamic Charity and Former Congressman
www.washingtontimes.com
online.wsj.com

California School Sued for Refusal to Recognize Pro-Life Student Club
www.mercurynews.com

Under RLUIPA Lawsuit Threat, Miami Dade County Changes Church Zoning Rules
www.floridabaptistwitness.com

WSJ Finds the Courts are Increasingly Involved in Church Discipline Incidents
online.wsj.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Issues Religious Freedom Day Decree during Saudi Arabia Visit
www.cbn.com

American Wives Carefully Find their Place in Saudi Arabia.s Religious Society
www.latimes.com

Princeton Scholar May Be Charged in Poland for His Book on Anti-Semitism
www.bloomberg.com
www.spiegel.de

Protests by Science Faculty Lead Pope to Cancel Speech at Italian University
www.guardian.co.uk
www.theglobeandmail.com

Dow Jones Launches International Faith-Based Indices for Buddhism, Hinduism
www.investmentnews.com

Buddhism in Japan Turns Trendy to Reverse a Dramatic Decline
www.guardian.co.uk

New Turkish Draft Constitution Permits Headscarves at Universities
www.nytimes.com
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr

Islamic Government in Gaza Creates Opportunities for Women in Criminal Justice
www.iht.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

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, JD, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Education

Jefferson Gray, Staff Writer