VIRGINIA

Westview Baptist Church Members Vow to Protest Falwell's Funeral
www.star-telegram.com
www.foxnews.com

Polegreen Church Foundation Highlights Religious Freedom Struggle
www.inrich.com
www.timesdispatch.com


NATIONAL

Shaken by Ties to Fort Dix Plot, Mosque of Suspects Holds Open House
www.nytimes.com
www.courierpostonline.com

Former President Carter Criticizes President Bush's Faith-Based Agendas
www.biblebeltblogger.com

Catholic U.S. House Members Criticize Pope on Abortion and Politics
thehill.com
www.catholic.org

Ohio House of Representatives Presses for Nonsectarian Invocations
www.guardian.co.uk
www.columbusdispatch.com

NYC's Arabic Culture School Copes With Neighborly Opposition
www.brooklynpaper.com
www.brooklynpaper.com

Foreign Imams Find a Tough Fit in U.S. Mosques
www.csmonitor.com


COURTS/LEGAL

9th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Removal of Cross From LA County Seal
www.washingtonpost.com
www.ca9.uscourts.gov

See also: Cross in Idaho County Seal Under Scrutiny
www.newwest.net

En Banc Appeal Sought on 9th Circuit San Francisco Noise Ordinance
www.christianpost.com

Federal Court Finds Georgia's Religious Tax Exemptions Unconstitutional
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.acluga.org

Federal Judge Lifts Ban, Allows Autopsy on Executed Prisoner to Proceed
www.fairviewobserver.com
www.wkrn.com

New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects RLUIPA Land Use Appeal
www.northjersey.com

On Advice of Counsel, North Carolina County Bans Sectarian Invocations
www.journalnow.com

ACLU Sues Louisiana School Board for Bible Distribution Incident
www.washingtonpost.com
blog.nola.com

ACLU Sues Texas School District Over Bible Curriculum
www.mywesttexas.com

Decline of Baccalaureate Services Attributed to Church-State Lawsuits
www.nwaonline.net

Michigan Family Court to Consider Peyote Use by American Indian Children
www.leelanaunews.com

New York County Jail Chaplain Suspended, Charged for Anti-Muslim Tracts
www.nynews.com
www.iht.com
www.nypost.com


INTERNATIONAL

President, Congress Name New Appointees for USCIRF
www.uscirf.gov
www.theindiancatholic.com
www.boston.com

EU Officials Discuss Anti-Semitism, Constitution with Religious Leaders
www.iht.com
www.ejpress.org
www2.irna.ir

Papal View of Indian Conversions Angers Amazonians in Brazil
news.bbc.co.uk
www.cwnews.com
www.brazzilmag.com

Swiss Mull Over Ban on Minarets, Closer Monitoring of Mosques
www.news.com.au
www.swissinfo.org

Independence of Muslim Women Politicians Vexes Kuwaiti, Danish Peers
www.asianews.it
www.guardian.co.uk

Yemen's President Authorizes Religious Scholars to Mediate Civil War
www.yobserver.com
yementimes.com

Mosque Bombing, Guru Impersonation Riots Plague India's Social Peace
news.bbc.co.uk
news.independent.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

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