VIRGINIA

Albemarle County Ends Distribution of Non-Official Fliers in Schools
www.readthehook.com
www.dailyprogress.com


NATIONAL

First Wiccan Grave Dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery
www.estripes.com
bbsnews.net

With Governor.s Veto Upheld Blue Laws May End in South Carolina
www.thestate.com
www.wpde.com

California School Courts Controversy by Accommodating Muslim Prayer
www.imedinews.ge
www.signonsandiego.com

Massachusetts Mosque Lawsuits End but Religious Tolerance is Elusive
www.boston.com
www.forward.com

Political Costs of Clinton, Bloomberg Religious Heritage under Scrutiny
www.nytimes.com
www.msnbc.msn.com

Presidential Candidate Giuliani.s Abortion Views Upset Catholic Clergy
www.nytimes.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court Rules Taxpayers Lack Standing Against White House F.B.I. Office
www.washingtonpost.com
www.supremecourtus.gov

See also: Supreme Court Accepts, Vacates, and Requires 7th Circuit to Reconsider Taxpayer Standing Case
www.insidehighered.com

Supreme Court Finds "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" is Constrainable School Speech
www.cnn.com
www.supremecourtus.gov

2nd Circuit Finds NYC Worshippers May Rent School Room Pending Appeal
www.nysun.com
www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080

Pennsylvania Settlement Excuses Mennonite Farmer from ID Mandate
www.lancasterfarming.com

Iowa Allows Prison F.B.I. Program to Continue Without State Funds
desmoinesregister.com

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Church's Zoning Loss Didn.t Defy RLUIPA
www.mlive.com
www.detnews.com

Georgia Officials Bar Muslim Woman Wearing Hijab from Courtroom
www.jacksonville.com

Louisiana Officials Defy ACLU, Jesus Picture Stays in Courthouse Lobby
blog.nola.com
www.nola.com


INTERNATIONAL

President Bush to Name Envoy to Organization of the Islamic Conference
news.bbc.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Elects New Officers
www.bpnews.net
www.uscirf.gov

Minority Rights Group Report Links Minority Rights, Conflict Prevention
www.alertnet.org

Indonesian Interfaith Conference Criticizes Ahmadinejad
www.washingtonpost.com
www.latimes.com

Norway Hosts Conference on Witchcraft Persecutions, Shamanism
news.bbc.co.uk
www.aftenposten.no

In Direct Appeal, Pope Urges Catholics in PRC to Reconcile with Regime
www.nytimes.com
www.slate.com

Faith Groups Decry Papal Allowance for Wider Use of Old Latin Mass
www.msnbc.msn.com
observer.guardian.co.uk

New British PM Gives Up Right to Appoint Senior Ecclesiastical Positions
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.timesonline.co.uk

UK Judges Reach Out to British Muslims
business.timesonline.co.uk

Citing Scientology, Germany Bars Tom Cruise Filming from State Property
www.cnn.com
www.spiegel.de

Malaysian Hindu Woman Held for Six Months in Illegal Conversion Investigation
news.bbc.co.uk
in.today.reuters.com

Secular Turkey Forbids Orthodox Christian Patriarch from Using Official Title
www.todayszaman.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
www.faithinpubliclife.org
www.wwrn.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.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