VIRGINIA

Virginia Beach School Board Struggles to Find Clergy for Opening Prayers
content.hamptonroads.com

University of Virginia Opens Iconography Free .Meditation. Room
c-ville.com


NATIONAL

U.S. Marshals Service Allows Fugitives to .Safe Surrender. in Churches
www.nytimes.com
www.myfoxmemphis.com

U.S. Representative Sali under Scrutiny for Remarks on Religious Diversity
www.boiseweekly.com
www.onenewsnow.com

Senior Military Officers Accused of Misconduct for Roles in Christian Video
www.washingtonpost.com
www.star-telegram.com

GOP Presidential Contenders Brownback, Huckabee Duel Over Religion
www.msnbc.msn.com

Presidential Candidate Romney Defends His Faith as Quietly as Possible
www.csmonitor.com
abcnews.go.com

Giuliani Coy about His Personal, Political Relationship with Catholicism
www.washingtonpost.com
desmoinesregister.com

NYC Public School Principal to be Fired over Santeria Cleansing Ritual
www.1010wins.com
www.nydailynews.com

NYC Arabic Public School Principal Resigns after .Intifada. T-Shirt Flap
www.nydailynews.com

South Carolina Muslim Cemetery Plan Gains Early Approval
www.goupstate.com

New Wiretap Bill Approved by Congress Worries Muslim Americans
www.wbbm780.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Arabic T-Shirt Incident Prompts Federal Lawsuit Against DHS
www.nysun.com
www.msnbc.msn.com

Michigan Federal Court Rules Some Building Grants Okay for Churches
www.detnews.com

Florida Attorney Motions to Recuse Federal Judge for Religious Bias
www.law.com

Faith Groups Support Suit Against Ban on Religious Texts in Federal Prisons
www.msnbc.msn.com

Holy Land Foundation Trial Leaving Religious Tensions in its Wake
www.forward.com

FBI Raids, Probes of Michigan Charities Distresses Local Muslims
www.detnews.com
www.freep.com

DoJ .Muslim Outreach. Event Aborted Due to Investigation of Invited Guest
www.msnbc.msn.com

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Moment of Silence in Texas Schools
www.dallasnews.com

Baltimore City School Board Investigates Free Use of Building by Church
www.baltimoresun.com

California Municipal .Adopt-A-School. Program for Churches Questioned
www.visaliatimesdelta.com

Iowa Court Refuses to Referee Row over Catholic School Coach.s Marriages
www.wcfcourier.com

Program Developed to Help Churches Accommodate Sex Offenders
www.washingtonpost.com


INTERNATIONAL

Fear of Lawsuits Drives Muslim Bankers to Divest from American Markets
www.iht.com

Jehovah.s Witnesses Proliferate in Africa and Latin America
www.economist.com

New Exhibit Illustrates Anti-Semitism.s Rise in Europe Since 2001
www.spiegel.de
www.gulf-times.com

Jewish Groups Criticize Papal Meeting with .Anti-Semitic. Polish Priest
www.jpost.com

South Korea Orders All of its Citizens in Aid Groups to Leave Afghanistan
ca.news.yahoo.com

German Ruling Coalition Leaders Reject Legal Ban on Scientology
www.spiegel.de

New UK Police Program Promotes .Self-Reporting. of Muslim Extremists
politics.guardian.co.uk

Muslim Citizens Poor, Underrepresented in India.s Civil Service and Military
news.bbc.co.uk
newstatesman.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