NATIONAL

Time Magazine, Religion Newswriters Select Top Religion Stories for 2007
www.c-n.com
www.time.com

U.S. Science Advisory Groups: Teach Evolution, Reject Creationism
uk.reuters.com
www.sciencedaily.com

Returning Military Chaplains Lack Employment Protections Accorded Most G.I.s
www.stltoday.com

Navy Chaplain.s Views on Muslims in Book Raise Questions of Professionalism
www.military.com

Evangelicals Critical to Presidential Candidate Huckabee's Win in Iowa
www.cbsnews.com
www.cnn.com

Obama.s Pastor Seen as Key to Shape of Presidential Candidate.s Rhetoric on Faith
www.guardian.co.uk
www.concordmonitor.com

Developments in History of LDS Church Pose Problems for Romney Candidacy
www.economist.com
www.nytimes.com

New Hampshire Newspaper Finds Liberal Voters Also Concerned About Religion
www.concordmonitor.com

Presidential Campaign Ads Call for Protection of Religious Freedom
bbsnews.net

Pew Forum Launches Website on Religion and Politics in 2008 Campaign
pewforum.org

In 1996 Utah Governor Held Meetings on How to Apply LDS Doctrine to Government
www.sltrib.com
www.sltrib.com

WSJ Finds Churches Increasingly Hit with Property Tax for Unrelated Property
reform-network.net

State Cracks Down on Unlicensed Transit Vehicles Serving Pennsylvania Amish
www.post-gazette.com

Critics Say Minnesota College.s .Meditation Room. is, in Fact, a Mosque
insidehighered.com

The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook a Hit with Target Audience, Educators
www.csmonitor.com


COURTS/LEGAL

7th Circuit Reverses Judgments against Holy Land Foundation
afp.google.com
www.chicagotribune.com

Texas Federal Court Upholds State.s Mandatory Moment of Silence Law
www.chron.com
www.dallasnews.com

California Murder Points to Religious Extremism among Some Slavic Immigrants
www.csmonitor.com


INTERNATIONAL

UK Denies Nevada Hindu's Request to Read Opening Prayer in Parliament
www.lasvegassun.com

Vatican Planning .Historic Meeting. with Muslim Scholars for this Spring
ap.google.com

Palestinian Pilgrims Home from Hajj after Dispute with Israel on Crossing at Gaza
www.iht.com
www.jpost.com

Alevis in Germany Protest TV Program as Turkish Government Demands Apology
www.spiegel.de
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr

German Anti-Islamic Party Competes with Neo-Nazis for Popularity through Fear
www.spiegel.de

Immigrants from Former Soviet States Transform Jewish Life in Germany
www.economist.com

Archbishop Says Polish Immigrants Could Split Catholic Church. in Britain
wwrn.org

Muslims, Other Minorities Did Not Share Monks. Struggle with Burmese Junta
www.economist.com

First Women Appointed to Singapore's Shari.a Appeal Board
www.earthtimes.org

Young Egyptian Muslim Brothers, Copts Dialog to Find Political Common Ground
newstatesman.com

A Pentecostalist .Religion of Results. Prospers in Brazil
www.economist.com

Few Brazilians Would Vote for an Atheist Presidential Candidate
www.angus-reid.com

New Russian School Textbook Full of Errors, Anti-Catholic Views
www.asianews.it

Government Monitoring of Mosques Leads to Saudi Arabian Imam's Removal
www.arabnews.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