VIRGINIA

Baptist Retirement Home Plans Appeal of Tax-Exempt Status Ruling
www.roanoke.com
ourvalley.org


NATIONAL

BBC News Asks: .Must the U.S. President Believe in God?.
news.bbc.co.uk

Romney Bid Raises Question of Religious Tests for Office
www.nytimes.com
www.iht.com

10 Commandments Monument Reappears in New Wyoming City Plaza
www.jacksonholestartrib.com

Without Hearing, California City Approves Jewish Symbolic Enclosure
www.forward.com

Ohio Says Muslim Women May Wear Headscarf for Driver.s License Photo
www.firstamendmentcenter.org

Jehovah's Witness Ban on Transfusions Spurs .Bloodless. Surgeries
wwrn.org

New Georgetown University Policy Seeks to Limit Proselytizing
www.washingtonpost.com

Newsweek Magazine Explores Islam in America, Polls Non-Muslim Views
www.msnbc.msn.com
www.msnbc.msn.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Federal Prison Regulations Limit Religious Books in Chapel Libraries
www.thejewishweek.com

Struggling Islamic Charities Anxiously Watch Holy Land Foundation Trial
www.nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com

After 9th Circuit Loss California City Settles RLUIPA Claim
www.nctimes.com
www.rockymounttelegram.com

Jews Join Muslims in Suit Against St. Louis Over Rezoning for Mosque
www.stltoday.com

North Carolina City Council Allows Nonsectarian Prayers Only
www.news-record.com

LDS Student Sues West Virginia Scholarship Board for Religious Discrimination
www.dailymail.com
sundaygazettemail.com

DoJ to Fund Study of How Muslim Communities Respond to Radicalism
www.newsobserver.com
www.dukenews.duke.edu


INTERNATIONAL

CSIS Releases Report on US Government Engagement with Religion
www.csis.org

AKP Election Victory Heralds More Struggle Over Religion.s Role in Turkey
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
www.latimes.com

Ancient Christian Communities Flee Conflict-Ridden Middle-East
www.msnbc.msn.com

Interfaith Dialogue, Vatican II Undermined by Recent Papal Pronouncements
www.washingtonpost.com
wwrn.org

See also: Economist Magazine Highlights Influence of Nunciature
www.economist.com

New Polish Law Requires Stores to Close on Catholic Holidays
www.ekklesia.co.uk

Israeli Assembly Mulls Proposed Changes to Immigration, Marriage Laws
www.jpost.com
www.middle-east-online.com

Pagans Fight Move to Outlaw Witchcraft in South African Province
africa.reuters.com
www.int.iol.co.za

Cambodia Curbs Christian Missionary Activities
www.guardian.co.uk
tvnz.co.nz

Swiss Canton Makes Certain Public Services are .Muslim Friendly.
www.swissinfo.org

Buddhist Monks Oppose their Constitutional Ban from Bhutan.s Politics
www.asianews.it

Post Red Mosque Crisis, Pakistan Looks to a New Faith-State Relationship
www.boston.com
www.spiegel.de

In Pakistan.s Tribal Areas a Pocket of Religious Diversity Survives
news.independent.co.uk

Venezuela.s President Chavez Says Catholic Priests Meddle in Politics
www.usatoday.com
www.venezuelanalysis.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