VIRGINIA

Religious Freedom Exhibit Opens in Richmond
www.inrich.com


NATIONAL

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Religious Views at Florida Debate
www.sun-sentinel.com
www.thebulletin.us

Congressman King Claims There Are .Too Many Mosques in this Country.
ap.google.com
thegate.nationaljournal.com

Democratic Party and Evangelical Christians Court Each Other
www.cbsnews.com

Christian Science Monitor Explores Candidate Edwards .Closely Held Faith.
www.csmonitor.com

ReligionLink Surveys Ramadhan Accommodations in U.S. Public Schools
www.religionlink.org

With Hebrew Approved for Florida Charter School, Other Challenges Remain
www.jewishjournal.com

Methodist Marquee Loses Tax Break for Refusing to Host Civil Union Rites
www.edgeboston.com
www.planetout.com

Dobson.s Leaked Email, and His Doubts about Presidential Candidate Thompson
www.guardian.co.uk
www.christianpost.com

Police Must Turn in Badges over Jeffs Case
www.cnn.com

see also, Jeffs Convicted:
www.msnbc.msn.com

Religious Not-for-Profit Incorporation Scams Surface in Arizona
www.azcentral.com


COURTS/LEGAL

D.C. District Court Orders House Members to Produce Mt. Soledad Law Papers
www.nysun.com

3rd Circuit Rejects Free Exercise Challenge to Giving Minor "Morning After" Pill
weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Federal Court Upholds Kentucky County Court.s Ten Commandments Display
ap.google.com

Bipartisan Opposition to Federal Bureau of Prisons Book Removals
www.nytimes.com
www.bpnews.net

Atheist Soldier Sues Department of Defense Claiming Religious Discrimination
www.msnbc.msn.com

FBI Sued for Withholding Records of Surveillance on Muslim-Americans
ap.google.com
www.latimes.com

Holy Land Foundation Trial Ends, Parties Awaiting Verdict
www.washingtonpost.com
ap.google.com

Minnesota Appeals Court Finds Custody Order Burdens Father's Religious Exercise
www.twincities.com

Lawsuit Claims Religious Bias in Pennsylvania County.s Marriage License Law
www.pittsburghlive.com
www.timesleader.com

DoJ Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination Newsletter 27 Online
www.usdoj.gov


INTERNATIONAL

U.S. House Passes Vietnam Human Rights Act
news.xinhuanet.com
www.cnsnews.com

U.S. State Department .Digital Outreach Team. Engages Muslim Blogosphere
www.nytimes.com
usinfo.state.gov

U.S. Military Introducing .Religious Enlightenment. to Iraqi Detainees
www.washingtonpost.com

Receiving Irish Ambassador, the Pope Comments on Church-State Relations
www.zenit.org
www.cwnews.com

Austrian President Emphasizes Christian Roots after Papal Visit
www.iht.com

With Popular Support, Buddhist Monks Protest Myanmar.s Military Rulers
www.csmonitor.com
www.economist.com

Turkish PM Proposes Lifting Ban on Headscarves at Public Universities
news.bbc.co.uk
www.spiegel.de

Kosovar Students. Defiance of Headscarf Ban Could Jeopardize Sovereignty Bid
ap.google.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