VIRGINIA

Virginia Attorney General Brief Defends Constitutionality of Church Division Statute
www.fairfaxtimes.com


NATIONAL

Restoration Project Holds Confidential Pastor Briefings Ahead of Primary Elections
www.dallasnews.com

Leading Evangelical Pastors Coy, Distant About Presidential Election Politics
www.newsweek.com
www.time.com

Presidential Candidate Obama.s Success Draws Attention to his Church
www.economist.com
www.christianitytoday.com

Presidential Candidate Obama Confronts, Denies Rumors that he is a Secret Muslim
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
www.msnbc.msn.com

See also: Jewish Week Finds Religious Smears against Obama are Working
thejewishweek.com

Nevada Democratic Party to Hold State Convention on Adventist, Jewish Sabbath
www.jpost.com

Colorado Catholic Church, ADL Spar over Bill Limiting Religious Hiring Preferences
www.catholicnewsagency.com

Survey Finds Broad Support for Religious Tolerance
www.timesrecordnews.com
www.floridabaptistwitness.com


COURTS/LEGAL

9th Circuit Reinstates Prisoner.s Claim and Remands for Showing of .Least Restrictive Means.
www.sfgate.com
www.metnews.com

5th Circuit Reinstates Muslim Doctor's Retaliation Claim against VA
www.picayuneitem.com

5th Circuit Appeal Filed in Texas Moment of Silence Case
www.chron.com
www.dallasnews.com

Texas Federal Court Rules RLUIPA Covers Land Use, not Religious Conduct
www.dallasnews.com
www.oyez.org

Oregon Supreme Court Blocks Circumcision, Rules Son.s Wishes Must be Weighed
ap.google.com
www.oregonlive.com

California Court Rules Religious School May Discriminate on Basis of Sexuality
www.pe.com
www.nctimes.com

Parents, ACLU Say Vermont Teacher Pushes Christianity in Classroom
www.timesargus.com


INTERNATIONAL

USCIRF Calls for Release of Afghan Student Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
chronicle.com
www.uscirf.gov

Saudi Arabia Discusses Women.s Rights, Polygamy with United Nations Committee
afp.google.com

World Economic Forum Survey Finds Muslim-OECD Relations Worsening
www.bi-me.com
www.weforum.org

NPR Series Explores the Status of Muslim Women in Europe
www.npr.org

Christian Clergy Divided Over Response to Muslim Scholars. Dialogue Invitation
www.economist.com
www.asianews.it

Israel Eases Visa Rules for Catholic Clergy
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

French President Sarkozy Cautiously Welcomes the Return of Religion in Public
www.ft.com

PRC President Finds Faith a Positive Contributor to Social Harmony
www.washingtonpost.com

India's Supreme Court Rules Religious Pilgrimage Subsidies May Continue
www.hindu.com

Ashura in Iraq Ends with Many Deaths from Messianic Cult Attacks on Pilgrims
www.cnn.com

Forum 18 Says Serbia is Improperly Denying Registration to Religious Groups
www.forum18.org

Saudi Arabia.s Religious Police Get Sensitivity Training towards Non-Muslims
www.asianews.it

Malaysian Indians Increasingly Angry with Government over Discrimination
www.economist.com
www.smh.com.au

Korean Buddhists Say Too Many Churches Are Designated as Polling Places
www.koreatimes.co.kr

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