NATIONAL

White House Issues Report on Faith-Based Initiative
blog.christianitytoday.com
weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Televangelists Respond to Senator Grassley's Financial Investigation
www2.tbo.com
www.desmoinesregister.com

U.S. Air Force Academy to Hold New Forum after Critics Doubt .Ex-Terrorists.
www.signonsandiego.com
www.pr-inside.com

Salt Lake City Airport Prayer Space Still at Issue after FAA Complaint is Dismissed
www.sltrib.com

IRS Investigates Presidential Candidate Obama.s Speech to United Church of Christ
www.cleveland.com
www.jacksonville.com

Political Attacks on Presidential Candidate Obama Ring with Anti-Muslim Sentiment
www.washingtonpost.com
www.mercurynews.com

Presidential Candidate McCain Gains Evangelical Endorsement, Catholic League Ire
www.washingtonpost.com
www.allheadlinenews.com

Presidential Candidate Huckabee Coy About His Views on Teaching Evolution
www.time.com

Arizona House Committee Approves Bill Protecting Student Religious Expression
www.yumasun.com
newsok.com

Rival Bible Study Groups at California State Capitol Trade Barbs
www.sacbee.com
www.orovillemr.com

Michigan City Council Considers New Invocation Guidelines
www.thetimesherald.com

Iowa City Council Rejects Spoken Prayer to Open Sessions with Moment of Silence
www.desmoinesregister.com

Seeking Reactions, ABC News Primetime Stages Islamophobic Scenario for Effect
abcnews.go.com

California College Says Quaker Teacher May Not Amend Her State Loyalty Oath
www.sfgate.com

Oregon Teenagers Suspended from School for Wearing Crucifixes
wwrn.org

Pew Foundation Poll Finds Religious Identity in the U.S. Elastic
www.latimes.com
religions.pewforum.org


COURTS/LEGAL

Arkansas Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Buddhist Temple Election Dispute
www.nwaonline.net

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Sectarian Prayers at New York Town Board Meetings
www.democratandchronicle.com
www.mpnnow.com

ACLU Challenges ADF.s Model Prayer Policy in Louisiana School Board Lawsuit
www.nola.com

Delaware School Settles Classroom Lawsuit, Board Prayer Lawsuit to Continue
www.nytimes.com
www.upi.com

After 8th Circuit Ruling, Iowa Ends Faith-Based Prison Program
www.newtondailynews.com
www.desmoinesregister.com

Current Battles for Land by Breakaway Churches Examined
www.timesrecordnews.com

EEOC Files Suit on Behalf of Sikh Woman Ordered to Remove Kirpan at Work
www.sacbee.com

DoJ Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination Newsletter 31 Online
www.usdoj.gov


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush Appoints Envoy to Organization of the Islamic Conference
ap.google.com
www.voanews.com

In Israel, Jews of American Origin Find Their Faith, Status Officially Questionable
www.nytimes.com

Leaders of Iran.s Non-Muslim Communities Question American Motives
www.washingtonpost.com

European Union Criticizes Iran.s Proposed Penal Code Provisions on Religion
www.spiegel.de
www.reuters.com

New Gallup Survey Refutes Equation of Islam with Support for Political Violence
afp.google.com
www.gallup.com

European Newspapers Scrutinize New Russian President.s Religious Ties
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.turkishweekly.net

Concern Voiced for Fate of Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo after Independence
www.b92.net
www.interfax-religion.com

Evangelicals are Barred from their Homes in Mexico with Local Government Support
wwrn.org

Turkey Commissions Theologians to Radically Revise Major Islamic Texts
news.bbc.co.uk
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr

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