VIRGINIA

Lynchburg City School Board Debates Procedures for Religious Absences
www.newsadvance.com


NATIONAL

U.S. Senate Grapples with Language on Charitable Choice Provisions in Bill
washingtontimes.com

As Governor, Huckabee Rejected .Act of God. in Disaster Relief
www.crosswalk.com

New York Catholic Archdiocese to Campaign against Reproductive Health Law
www.catholicnewsagency.com
www.nysun.com

Florida School Board Adopts Policy Teaching Evolution as a .Scientific Theory.
www.miamiherald.com
www.pbs.org

North Carolina Public Officials Criticize Pledge Form for Public School Speakers
www.newsobserver.com
www.myrtlebeachonline.com

American Muslim Students Association Examines Its Restrictions on Membership
www.nytimes.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Declines Review of Westboro Church Funeral Protest Lawsuit
www.baltimoresun.com

See also: Maryland Federal Court Orders Church to Produce Financial Data
cjonline.com

Supreme Court Will Not Stop Trial of Maryland Church Organist Discrimination Suit
somd.com

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Addresses Rabbinical Group
www.jpost.com
www.washingtonjewishweek.com

Federal Injunction Upheld, Washington Pharmacists May Still Deny Emergency Contraceptives
seattletimes.nwsource.com
wenatcheeworld.com

Free Exercise Claim Asserted by September 11th Families Seeking Access to Debris
www.ny1.com
www.nytimes.com

Kentucky Amish Fined for Refusing to Put Reflectors and Lights on Buggies
www.firstamendmentcenter.com

Native Hawaiians File Suit against U.S. Army over Access to Religious Sites
www.ens-newswire.com
www.honoluluadvertiser.com

Imprisoned Rabbi Files Suit against Federal Prison System Seeking Prayer Space
www.nytimes.com
www.vosizneias.com

Lawsuit Seeks Removal of References to God from Michigan City Website
www.mlive.com
www.mlive.com

Oklahoma City Settles Lawsuit over Religious Displays in City Offices
www.kten.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Invokes Faith Themes, Claims Success on African HIV/AIDS Plan
www.enoughproject.org
www.onenewsnow.com

PRC Director of Religious Affairs Explains Policies to U.S. Officials, Scholars
wwrn.org
www.cctv.com

United Nations Special Rapporteur Pleads for End to Religious Violence Worldwide
www.reuters.com
www.christianpost.com

See also: New UN Report Finds Most Britons Have No Religion
www.timesonline.co.uk

Under EU Scrutiny, Turkish Parliament Votes to Return Property to Religious Groups
www.iht.com

Kosovo.s Independence Fuels Russian Religious Tensions with the West
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.mnnonline.org

Catholic Church Looks to New Relationship with Cuban Government after Fidel
www.bloomberg.com
www.ipsnews.net

See also: Catholic News Service Explores Castro.s Relationship with the Church
www.catholicnews.com

Israeli Foreign Ministry Sponsors Global Conference on Anti-Semitism this Week
www.jpost.com

Evangelical Christian Missionaries Expelled from Jordan and Algeria
www.middle-east-online.com
www.earthtimes.org

New York Times Series Explores Appeal of Islam to Asian, Africa Youth
www.nytimes.com
thelede.blogs.nytimes.com

French President Sarkozy Criticized for His Comments on New Holocaust Syllabus
www.nytimes.com

See also: Sarkozy.s Chief of Staff Comments on .Problem. of Sects in France
www.france24.com

Belarus Tightens Restrictions on Foreign Religious Workers
www.forum18.org

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