VIRGINIA

Circuit Court Rules a Church Division Exists, Rebel Parishes Could Take Property
www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtontimes.com

Lawsuit Will Test City.s 4th of July Display Limits that Exclude Cross
hamptonroads.com


NATIONAL

Televangelist Cooperation with Senator Grassley.s Investigation Vary
www.ajc.com
www.churchexecutive.com

NBC News Probes Presidential Candidate Clinton.s Ties to Fellowship Foundation
deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com

Democratic Presidential Candidates Woo Pennsylvania Jews, Fight Disinformation
www.jpost.com
www.forward.com

Black Churches Nationwide Consider Politics after Reverend Wright Controversy
www.baltimoresun.com
deseretnews.com

Presidential Candidate Obama.s Church Sets New Ground Rules for Reporters
www.chicagotribune.com
weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Presidential Candidate McCain.s Evangelical Backing Spurs Debate among Jews
www.forward.com

See also: al-Jazeera TV Measures Impact of Reverend Parsley.s Views on Islam
english.aljazeera.net

Los Angeles Mayor Reconciles with City.s Muslims after LAPD Mapping Row
www.latimes.com

Detroit Area Muslims Curious, Wary of New Halal Labels at Fast Food Chains
www.freep.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Grants Review of 10th Circuit.s .7 Aphorisms. Ruling
ap.google.com
www.churchexecutive.com

4th Circuit Sends EEOC Sponsored Religious Discrimination Case Back to Trial
www.mddailyrecord.com

Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Kentucky Ten Commandments Display
www.kentucky.com
www.courier-journal.com

Federal Court Finds No Standing, Dismisses Challenge to Funds for Kentucky F.B.I.
www.courier-journal.com

Federal Court Upholds Exclusion of Christian School from Texas Sports League
www.todaysthv.com
www.mysanantonio.com

Wisconsin High School Student Files Suit against Art Project Limits
www.journaltimes.com

Citing Free Exercise Rights, Oregon Parents Plead Not Guilty in Faith-Healing Death
www.washingtonpost.com
www.greenbaypressgazette.com

Pastor Cites RFRA, Then Settles Case with Feds for Unauthorized Iraq Visit
ap.google.com

Religious and Secular Families Unite Against California Appellate Court Ruling
www.latimes.com


INTERNATIONAL

Vatican Seeks to Reassure Jews on Good Friday Prayer during U.S. Papal Visit
www.zenit.org
www.upi.com

Dalai Lama Envoy Lobbies U.S. Senate, House for Fact-Finding Mission to Tibet
www.msnbc.msn.com
voanews.com

PRC Acknowledges Protests in Mostly Muslim Province of Xinjiang
www.nytimes.com
www.guardian.co.uk

AKI News Finds Mixed Policies towards Polygamous Muslim Marriages in Europe
www.adnkronos.com

Turkey.s Constitutional Court to Hear Case Charging AKP with Anti-Secularism
ap.google.com
www.todayszaman.com

See also: European Union Concerned About Case against AKP
www.reuters.com

Forum 18 Finds Multiple Problems with Macedonia.s New Religion Law
www.forum18.org
www.forum18.org

German Court Rules Muslim Student Must Have Place for Prayer at School
www.dw-world.de

Saudi Arabia.s Grand Mufti Rejects King.s Proposal for Visit by Jewish Clergy
www.adnkronos.com

Shi.a Muslims Struggle for Recognition, Against Discrimination in Bahrain
www.economist.com

UK Government Study Finds British Faith Schools Flout Admissions Laws
www.independent.co.uk
education.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
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.religionheadlines.org
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