NATIONAL

Citing RFRA, White House Threatens Veto of Employment Non-Discrimination Act
www.365gay.com

Director of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Interviewed
www.wacotrib.com

Leading Evangelical Warns 3rd Party is .Not a Bluff. if GOP Nominates Guiliani
www.newsweek.com

See also: Southern Baptist Convention Struggles with Legacy of Partisan Pastors
www.nytimes.com

Roman Catholic Bishops Debate Draft of 2008 Election Year Guide
www.nytimes.com
www.speroforum.com

Oklahoma Legislators Refuse Gift Copies of the Qur.an from Governor's Council
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.tulsaworld.com

Ohio County Approves Tax Exempt Financing for Parochial School Buildings
www.toledoblade.com

California City Councilor Lobbies for .In God We Trust. Motto at City Hall, Schools
www.latimes.com
www.bakersfield.com

Columbus, Ohio School Board Candidates Debate Religion in Public Schools
www.dispatch.com

Rural Maryland Community Skeptical of Ahmadiyya Muslim Worship Center
www.freep.com
canadianpress.google.com

See also: Nearby Muslim Community Shares Similar County Zoning Struggles
www.gazette.net

Success of Colorado Rockies Brings Scrutiny of Religion.s Role in Baseball Team
www.nytimes.com
www.time.com

U.S. Employers Heighten Efforts to Attract, Accommodate Muslims
usinfo.state.gov
money.cnn.com


COURTS/LEGAL

6th Circuit Rules Christian Students May Challenge School Anti-Harassment Code
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
www.kentucky.com

Westboro Church Funeral Picketing Trial Opens in Baltimore Federal District Court
www.baltimoresun.com
www.eveningsun.com

Ohio County Court Rules Muslim Dowry Promise is Unenforceable
www.columbusdispatch.com
news.cincypost.com

Judge.s Ruling Nullifies Weddings by Online Ministers in Pennsylvania County
www.usatoday.com
www.law.com

AT&T Loses Religious Discrimination Lawsuit in Arkansas U.S. District Court
www.ohsonline.com

Nebraska's Child Health Screening Requirement Challenged on Religious Grounds
www.omaha.com
www.mccookgazette.com

Faith-Based Prison Programs Proliferate Despite Church-State Concerns
www.nctimes.com

DoJ Considers Holy Land Foundation Retrial against Other Recent Setbacks
www.nytimes.com
www.dallasnews.com


INTERNATIONAL

USCIRF Delegation Visits Vietnam to Discuss Religious Freedom Issues
english.vietnamnet.vn
www.thanhniennews.com

Competing Jewish Voices Lobby Congress on the Divisibility of Jerusalem
www.ou.org
www.latimes.com

See also: Arson Damages Christian Church in Jerusalem
www.bosnewslife.com

UN Special Rapporteur for Religious Freedom Opposes Blasphemy Laws
news.adventist.org
www.un.org

Spanish Civil War Struggles Echo in Current Church State Tensions
www.latimes.com
wwrn.org

New York Times Finds Myanmar Monasteries Depleted
www.nytimes.com

Paramilitaries Exacerbate Sectarian Tensions in Southern Thailand
www.iht.com
www.alertnet.org

See also: Thailand.s Parliament Considers Law Protecting Buddhism
wwrn.org

Malaysia Reviewing Laws on Religious Conversion
www.christiantoday.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.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