NATIONAL

Religious Tests Saturate 2008 Presidential Race
www.marshallnewsmessenger.com
www.statesman.com

Presidential Candidate Clinton Says Senator Obama Should Have Left His Church
www.cnn.com
www.hindu.com

Pew Foundation Poll Finds 25% of Anti-Obama Democrats Think He is a Muslim
people-press.org

See also: PBS Television.s NOW Explores the Anatomy of a Smear
www.pbs.org

Presidential Candidate Clinton Accused of Ties to .Secretive. Faith Group
thecurrent.theatlantic.com
www.motherjones.com

Presidential Candidate McCain.s Pastor, Although Quiet, Might be a Liability
www.reuters.com

Religious Vote Fragmenting Across American Ideological Spectrum
newsinfo.inquirer.net

New Jersey Governor Corzine to Sign Two Religious Accommodation Bills
www.jstandard.com

Repeal of Blaine Amendment Will be on Florida State Ballot this November
www.palmbeachpost.com
www.orlandosentinel.com

Florida Senate Bill at Odds with State.s New Science Education Standards
www2.tbo.com
www.palmbeachpost.com

Texas Board of Education Bible Course Standards Raise Concerns
www.chron.com
www.star-telegram.com


COURTS/LEGAL

9th Circuit Upholds Legality of City Hall Grounds Ten Commandments Display
www.reuters.com
www.heraldnet.com

Massachusetts, New York Federal Courts Back Halal Meals for Muslim Inmates
www.bizjournals.com
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Federal Court Rules California Holding Facility is not Covered Under RLUIPA
www.metnews.com

California Appeals Court Grants Rehearing of Home-School Case
www.sfgate.com
www.insidebayarea.com

Wisconsin Court Upholds Reprimand of Pharmacist Who Refused to Fill Prescription
www.medicalnewstoday.com

Iowa Court Sentences Repeat Offender to Attend Church
www.qctimes.com
qconline.com

EEOC Settles Claim of Discrimination against Muslim Employee in Missouri
www.bizjournals.com

Pennsylvania Police Officer Awarded Damages in Religious Discrimination Case
www.wtov9.com
www.pittsburghlive.com

U.S. Clergy Press for More Visits to Minister Prisoners Awaiting Deportation
www.chicagotribune.com


INTERNATIONAL

UN Human Rights Council Calls for End to Religious Defamation
ap.google.com

al-Jazeera Television Explores Xinjiang: the PRC.s .Other Tibet.
english.aljazeera.net

UN Secretary General Condemns Politician.s Film, Dutch Muslim Response is Muted
news.bbc.co.uk
www.reuters.com

See also: Wilders Sued for Misuse of Muhammad Caricature by Danish Artist
www.spiegel.de

Saudi Arabia.s King Abdullah Calls for Interfaith Dialogue
www.iht.com
www.chicagotribune.com

European Struggles to Accommodate Growing Muslim Minority
www.iht.com

PRC to Give .Patriotic Education. to Tibetan Buddhist Monks
www.wwrn.org
www.washingtonpost.com

See also: Dalai Lama Threat Could Separate Religion and State in Tibet
www.latimes.com

British PM Gordon Brown Weighs Repeal of Act of Settlement
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk

UK.s Largest Teacher.s Union Calls for Mandatory Religious Instruction in Class
www.independent.co.uk

Canadian Police Accused of Violating Religious Rights for Dousing First Nation Fire
www.exchangemagazine.com
www.northernnews.ca

International Crisis Group Reports on Islam and the State in Azerbaijan
www.crisisgroup.org

Christian Presence Shrinks Dramatically in New Pakistani Parliament
www.wwrn.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
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

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