NATIONAL

U.S. House Passes Ramadan Resolution, 20% of Republicans Voted .Present.
thehill.com

As President, Clinton Says She Would Protect Scientific Research from Politics
www.nytimes.com
www.wired.com

Criticism of Candidate McCain.s .Christian Nation. Remarks
www.nytimes.com
www.thejewishweek.com
www.cnn.com

Guiliani Finds His Presidential Candidacy a Hard Sell to Religious Conservatives
www.nytimes.com
www.csmonitor.com

Conservative Evangelicals Consider Options among GOP Presidential Candidates
www.latimes.com
www.nytimes.com

Pentagon Accommodates Muslims during Ramadan
washingtontimes.com

Government Accountability Office Issues Report on Military Conscientious Objectors
www.nctimes.com

New CW Network Television Drama Explores Fear, Ignorance of Muslims in USA
www.cnn.com
www.politico.com

Amid Controversy, Illinois City Adds Ramadan to School Holiday Calendar
www.suntimes.com
www.chicagotribune.com

Ahmadi Muslims Struggle for Acceptance in Suburban Maryland
www.usatoday.com
www.gazette.net

Employers Increasingly Asked to Accommodate Employees. Religious Beliefs
www.msnbc.msn.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Public Library Not for Worship Service--Supreme Court Lets Stand 9th Circuit Ruling
www.nytimes.com
www.libraryjournal.com
news.yahoo.com
www.theithacajournal.com

3rd Circuit Hears Case of New Jersey High School Coach Joining Players in Prayer
www.newsday.com
www.law.com

10th Circuit Hears Establishment Clause Arguments in Las Cruces City Seal Case
www.denverpost.com
www.lcsun-news.com

11th Circuit Rules Alabama Prison Odinism Restrictions Do Not Violate RLUIPA
www.tuscaloosanews.com
www.imedinews.ge

Kansas Supreme Court to Consider .Judicial Trigger. in Funeral Picketing Law
www.hdnews.net

Detroit School Sued in Federal Court for Suspending Student over Long Hair
www.freep.com

California Court Employees Sue to Use Empty Jury Rooms for Bible Study
www.pe.com
www.signonsandiego.com

Christian Science Monitor Examines Military Religious Freedom Foundation
www.csmonitor.com

Detroit Area Muslims Seek Advice as to Which Charities Are Safe and Legal
www.detnews.com


INTERNATIONAL

United Nations Holds First Dialogue on Interfaith and Intercultural Understanding
www.iht.com
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

European Parliament Passes Resolution Opposing Teaching of Creationism
uk.reuters.com
www.dw-world.de

American Soldiers Watch Over Shi.ite Muslim Pilgrimage in Southern Iraq
ap.google.com

Vietnam Extends Official Recognition to Baptists and Mennonites
wwrn.org
vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn

Facing Internal Exile, Burma.s Buddhist Monks Are Determined to Face down Junta
news.independent.co.uk
www.spiegel.de

UAE Says Ramadan Work Week Rules Apply to Muslims and Non-Muslims Alike
www.khaleejtimes.com

Pentecostal Christians in Samoa March against Scientology
wwrn.org

Saudi Human Rights Council to Address Muslim Rights Issues in Europe
www.arabnews.com

Gaza.s Only Christian Bookseller Killed
news.independent.co.uk

Israel Pursues Germany's Eastern European Jews
www.spiegel.de

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.episcopal-life.org
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