VIRGINIA

William & Mary's Religion Committee Speaker Series Starts in April
www.dailypress.com
www.wm.edu


NATIONAL

Indiana Distributes "In God We Trust" License Plates
www.chronicle-tribune.com
www.tristate-media.com
www.chronicle-tribune.com

Kansas Legislature Passes Ban on Funeral Protests
www.kansas.com
www2.ljworld.com

See also: BBC Profiles the Family Behind Military Funeral Protests
www.guardian.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk

Clerks, Cabbies in Minneapolis Test EEOC Rules on Religion and Work
www.latimes.com
www.billingsgazette.net
washingtontimes.com

NYC Police Chief Hears Muslim Concerns After Subway Bomb Plot Case
www.silive.com

New York University Muslims Seek New Meeting Space
media.www.nyunews.com

Atheists at Harvard University Divided Over "Militancy"
www.washingtonpost.com


COURTS/LEGAL

USDOJ Files Brief in Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Appeal
www.jacksonholestartrib.com

US House Adds Passenger Liability Shield in Reaction to Imams' Lawsuit
www.cnsnews.com
www.cnn.com

North Carolina County Commissioners Sued Over Sectarian Prayers
www.journalnow.com
www.journalnow.com
www.journalnow.com

Michigan Judge Who Insisted on Unveiled Testimony is Sued
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.freep.com
jurist.law.pitt.edu

Neighbors Sue California City, Synagogue Over Expansion Plans
www.montereyherald.com
www.marinij.com

Georgia Employees File Religious Objections to Hand Scanners
www.onpointnews.com


INTERNATIONAL

Priest Trial in Viet Nam Provokes Calls for US Ambassador's Removal
news.bbc.co.uk

UN Religion Rapporteur Meets with UNPO, UN Human Rights Council
www.unpo.org
www.kuna.net.kw
www.stanet.ch

UN Religion Rapporteur Says Pakistani Leadership is "Beyond Repair"
www.dailytimes.com.pk
www.gulf-times.com

Pakistani Religious Parties Organize Appeal Against Hindu Chief Justice
english.ohmynews.com
www.khaleejtimes.com
www.ibnlive.com

Prisoners in Pakistan End Hunger Strike, Christian Jail Services Return
compassdirect.org

Tensions Rise Between Scientology and German State, Society
wwrn.org
abcnews.go.com
news.scotsman.com

Argentina Mediates Rough Relations Between Venezuela's President, Jews
stlouis.ujcfedweb.org
www.jewishjournal.com

Fashion, Fear of Discrimination Lead Sikh Young to Abandon Turbans
www.beliefnet.com
www.nytimes.com

Cordoba Cathedral is Still a Contested Site for Spanish Catholics, Muslims
www.latimes.com

Turkish Government Restores Akhtamar's Armenian Church
news.bbc.co.uk
www.huliq.com
www.aina.org

UK Health Secretary Says Some Muslim Doctors Disregard Patient Privacy
www.dailyindia.com
www.thesun.co.uk
society.guardian.co.uk

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

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
www.ekklesia.co.uk

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.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

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