NATIONAL

USA Today Reviews Major Religion in Public Life Events for 2007
www.usatoday.com

CBS News Sunday Morning Examines Heritage of Religion and Politics in U.S.A.
www.cbsnews.com

Non-Religious Voters Feel .Disenfranchised. in Current Election Climate
wwrn.org

Christian Science Monitor Finds Religion Saturating Iowa Campaign
www.csmonitor.com

See also: Former Lieutenant Governors Issue Plea against .Religious Wedge.
www.desmoinesregister.com

Evangelicals Push Presidential Candidate Huckabee in Iowa, Shy of Him Nationally
www.dallasnews.com
www.insidebayarea.com

Candidate Huckabee's Presence at Texas Church Angers Some Catholics
www.reuters.com

See also: Huckabee Discusses Concerns on Religion and Policy with the Press
firstread.msnbc.msn.com
www.cnsnews.com

New Jersey Governor Signs Two Bills Protecting Religious Exercise
www.jstandard.com

Antics Untie Wisconsin City.s Effort at an Ecumenical Holiday Display
www.greenbaypressgazette.com

See also: Lawsuit Filed to Ensure Green Bay.s Nativity Scene Never Returns
www.postcrescent.com


COURTS/LEGAL

Supreme Court to Hear Indiana.s Voter Identification Law Case in January
www.washingtonpost.com
www.tennessean.com

10th Circuit Hears Arguments in Eagle Feather Protection Challenge
www.indiancountry.com
www.jacksonholestartrib.com

New York Federal District Court Upholds Denial of Visa to Muslim Scholar
www.nytimes.com
ca.reuters.com

Pennsylvania Immigration Judge Releases Imam Pending Visa Appeal
www.nytimes.com
www.post-gazette.com

Tennessee Court Rules Kwanzaa is not a "Religious Observance"
www.commercialappeal.com
www.memphisdailynews.com

Lawsuit Claims Recruits Were Pressured to Adopt Religious Beliefs at Military Bases
ap.google.com
www.military.com

New York State Police Abandon Investigation of Hasidic .Modesty Committee.
www.nytimes.com

EEOC Accuses Restaurant Chain of Religious Discrimination against Muslim
www.cbs46.com

DoJ Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination Newsletter 30 Online
www.usdoj.gov


INTERNATIONAL

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution against Defamation of Religions
jurist.law.pitt.edu

Bertelsmann Foundation Study Reveals the World.s .Most Religious. Countries
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk
www.christianpost.com

Hindu Religious Party Wins Elections in Indian State Plagued by Religious Tensions
wwrn.org

PRC President, Hu Jintao, Speaks About the Status of Religion in China
www.shanghaidaily.com

Russian President Putin Comments on Religion in Time Magazine Interview
www.time.com

See also: With Official Support, Islam Flourishes in Russia
www.iht.com

French President Sarkozy Says Religion Should Have Greater Role in Public Life
africa.reuters.com
www.zenit.org

As Former PM Blair Converts, Telegraph Finds the UK is ever more Catholic
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk

Evangelical Christian Workers in Jerusalem Find Extending Israeli Visas Difficult
www.jpost.com

Malaysian High Court Rules Conversion Does Not Dissolve Non-Muslim Marriage
thestar.com.my

See also: Malaysia Decides Against a Department for Non-Muslim Affairs .
wwrn.org

Christian Science Monitor Series Explores Growth of Pentecostals in Latin America
www.csmonitor.com
www.csmonitor.com
www.csmonitor.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
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk

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