VIRGINIA

Wren Building Passover Seder Marks Support for William & Mary's Solution
content.hamptonroads.com
www.dailypress.com
washingtontimes.com


NATIONAL

National Interest in Workplace Religious Freedom Act Mounts
www.haaretz.com
minnesota.publicradio.org

Texas Legislator Walks Out of Muslim Invocation at State Senate in Protest
www.dallasnews.com
www.statesman.com
www.chron.com

NYC Police Department Hires Muslim Chaplain
www.officer.com
www.dailynews.com
www.cbn.com

Chicago Officials Allow Crucifix in Daley Plaza During Christian Holy Week
www.beliefnet.com

New Mexico Town Council Authorizes a Ten Commandments Monument
www.kobtv.com
www.daily-times.com
www.lcsun-news.com


COURTS/LEGAL

7th Circuit Rules Taxpayers Lack Standing to Oppose Aid to Boy Scouts
www.washingtonpost.com
www.pegasusnews.com
www.nysun.com

Federal Court Grants Jews for Jesus Right to Leaflet Los Angeles Event
www.christianpost.com

New York Federal Court Rules School Flier Policy Sullied Religious Rights
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Pressured by State Attorney General, Florida Condo Will Permit Mezuzahs
www.sun-sentinel.com
www.sun-sentinel.com
www.miamiherald.com

"Christian" Terrorism Simulation in New Jersey School Provokes Outrage
www.newsmax.com
www.phillyburbs.com
www.nj.com

Sectarian Invocation Policy Faces Challenges in North Carolina
www.journalnow.com
www.journalnow.com
www.journalnow.com

Michigan State Trooper Files Suit Against Compulsory Chaplaincy
www.mlive.com

Imam Suit Against US Airways Tests Proper Role of Citizen Watch
pewforum.org
www.nysun.com
www.aero-news.net

Minnesota Muslims Sue for Losing Their Jobs After Prayer Dispute
www.sctimes.com

Increasingly Diverse Religious Practices are Tested in the Courts
www.iht.com


INTERNATIONAL

Russian Orthodox Church Accuses USCIRF of "Radical-Liberal" Bias
www.interfax-religion.com

UN Rights Council Resolution Criticized as Too Pro-Islam
pewforum.org
www.economist.com
www.ifex.org

Pope Benedict Continues John Paul II's Conservative Legacy
www.nytimes.com
www.iht.com
www.catholic.org

Beslan Memorial Feud Highlights Uncertain Status of Muslims in Russia
www.reuters.com
www.huliq.com
www.economist.com

Religious Freedom in Albania Brings Old Customs, New Faiths
www.washingtonpost.com

UK Government Begins Regulating Imams Working in Prisons, Hospitals
www.iht.com
news.bbc.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk

Mounting Sectarian Conflict in Southern Thailand Has Claimed 2000 Lives
www.economist.com
nationmultimedia.com
www.adnki.com

Crackdown on Dissidents Challenges Religious Freedom in Viet Nam
news.bbc.co.uk
www.freedomhouse.org
edition.cnn.com

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