VIRGINIA

Charlottesville Grants Preliminary Permission to Build New Islamic Center
www.inrich.com


NATIONAL

Presidential Candidate Obama Puts His Faith Out Front
www.csmonitor.com
www.heraldnet.com

Time Poll Says Romney "Most Religious" Democrats "Getting Religion"
www.sltrib.com
www.time.com
www.time.com

Evangelicals Uncertain About GOP Candidates, Romney Most of All
www.nytimes.com
www.npr.org

Georgetown University, Newsweek's On Faith Launch Election Coverage
explore.georgetown.edu
newsweek.washingtonpost.com

New York Times Notes Religious Journalist's Influence on Politics
www.nytimes.com

Clergy Take Opposing Sides Over Hate Crimes Bill in U.S. Senate
www.washblade.com
christianpost.com

First Hindu Invocation in U.S. Senate Disrupted by Christian Protesters
www.hindu.com

Kentucky County Fiscal Court Will Issue Bonds to Finance Church Addition
news.kypost.com
news.kypost.com

Pew Forum Finds American Muslims Have "Evangelical" Strength Identity
www.kansascity.com
pewforum.org


COURTS/LEGAL

7th Circuit Rules Muslim Franchisee May Sue Dunkin Donuts Over Pork
www.msnbc.msn.com

Georgia Federal Court Rules Against Prayer Policy but Refuses Injunction
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.dailyreportonline.com

Ohio Supreme Court Holds Judge Ordered Psalm Recitation Permissible
www.cleveland.com
news.enquirer.com

Oregon Supreme Court Rules LDS Church Must Disclose Assets
www.oregonlive.com
www.sltrib.com

Muslim Women Find Courts, Workplaces Hostile to Religious Head Scarves
www.jacksonville.com
www.sacbee.com

NYC Court Orders Work Bias Defendant to Testify About Religious Beliefs
www.gaycitynews.com
www.lifesite.net


INTERNATIONAL

US Government Considering Overhaul of Religious Worker Visa Program
www.washingtonpost.com
www.newkerala.com

Egyptian Embassy Hosts Meeting Between Muslims and Evangelicals
washingtontimes.com
sev.prnewswire.com

US Government, Muslim Youth Confer Over Religious Extremism
www.washingtonpost.com

Hudson Institute Survey Finds Religious, Civil Freedoms Not Always Equal
www.economist.com
crf.hudson.org

Foundation Report Examines Hindu Persecution in Eleven Countries
www.chicagotribune.com
indiapost.com

Wall Street Journal Finds Religiosity Growing in Europe
online.wsj.com

Israel to Approve "Museum of Tolerance" on Partially Excavated Cemetery
www.haaretz.com

India's Supreme Court May Reconsider Ban on Muslims from Hot Spring
news.bbc.co.uk

In Egypt, Small Prayer Rooms Proliferate Beyond Government Control
www.latimes.com

New German Islamic Center Becoming an Arena for Cultural Struggle
www.spiegel.de
observer.guardian.co.uk

Muslims in France Frustrated by Political Obstacles to Building Mosques
www.dailytimes.com.pk
www.alalam.ir

Society of Iranian Jews Spurns, Denies Offers of Immigration to Israel
www.guardian.co.uk
www.iranian.ws

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