Source: Anti-Defamation League

http://www.adl.org/PresRele/RelChStSep_90/4341_90.htm

On August 21, 2003, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a statement welcoming the Alabama Supreme Court's decision mandating the removal of the Ten Commandments monument from its public site in the state house.

Source: Beliefnet.com

http://www.beliefnet.com/frameset.asp?pageLoc=/story/131/story_13134_1.html&storyID=13134&boardID=62843

On August 21, 2003, Beliefnet.com posted an article by M. Casey Mattox entitled, "Why Roy Moore Lost," excerpted from The Rutherford Institute. In the article, Mattox analyzes the issues at stake in the Alabama Ten Commandments case.

Source: new Witch Magazine

On August 21, 2003 newWitch Magazine issued a press release stating that "in an email sent July 15, 2003, to newWitch Editor-In-Chief Anne Newkirk Niven, California-based apparel and accessory retail chain Hot Topic (http://www.hottopic.com) admitted a company policy of religious discrimination in merchandise selection for their stores. According to Papergoods Buyer Marissa Mitchell, '[newWitch] sounds great, and potentially would have been a good fit for our stores a few years back when...

Source: USA Today

Source: The Providence Journal

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20030818_touro18.789c7.html

On August 18, 2003 The Providence Journal reported that "more than 150 spectators and dignitaries packed into Touro Synagogue yesterday for a lesson on history, religion and, courtesy of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, a firsthand demonstration of politics... There to witness the annual...

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

Source: We Refuse To Be Enemies Coalition

On August 17, 2003 the We Refuse To Be Enemies Coalition printed an editorial by Adam Davis, David Good and Uzma Mirza stating that "this mistreatment of and discrimination against our Muslim neighbors is a threat not only to them but also to the very democratic principles of our country, founded as it is on that most remarkable document, the United States Constitution. Explicit in this Constitution is a 'pledge to protect' all the residents of this country, regardless of race, gender or religious affiliation....

Source: News 14 Carolina (Charlotte, NC)

http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=38575

On August 17, 2003 News 14 Carolina [Charlotte, NC] reported on a special town hall meeting between Muslims and area law enforcement in Pineville, NC. The meeting was held in response to Muslim concerns that "they are the targets of government insecurities about security and that the American Patriot Act crosses the line on a...

Source: Deseret Morning News

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,510047567,00.html

On August 17, 2003 the Deseret Morning News reported that a Prebyterian minister and a Catholic bishop agreed that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had gone too far in filing a suit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that claimed the LDS Church's Salt Lake City "Main Street Plaza settlement created a potentially unconstitutional influence on city...

Source: Mercury News

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/alameda_county/6547379.htm

On August 16, 2003 the Mercury News reported that "The mission of the 11th annual Festival of India and Parade, being hosted this weekend in Fremont, is meant to celebrate India's independence from British rule in 1947... The event, which features folk dancing, samosas and appearances from famous...

Source: Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/religion/stories/081603dnrelafrican.ad3fc.html

On August 15, 2003 Dallas Morning News reported that "Voodoo, Santeria and other religions with African roots are drawing followers in the United States among immigrants and black Americans interested in their ancestry, their leaders say... But their practice can result in clashes with neighbors and police over rituals such as animal sacrifices...

Source: American Civil Liberties Union

http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=13330&c=38

On August 14, 2003 the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a statement condemning Judge Moore's defiance of the federal court order to remove the Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama state court house.

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/08/14/national1314EDT0575.DTL

On August 14, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "a broad array of Arab, religious and Muslim groups Thursday denounced the expected appointment of outspoken Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes to a federally funded peace think tank... The groups slammed Pipes as a racist, anti-Islam extremist whose...

Source: Pittsburg Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20030813edtolerance0813p1.asp

On August 13, 2003 the Pittsburg Post-Gazette ran an editorial denouncing Michigan's revocation of state financial aid to a student majoring in theology at a Michigan private university: "State officials informed her that under state law, students could not receive state aid if they were pursuing a degree in theology, divinity or religious education." The editorial...

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

On August 12, 2003 The Columbus Dispatch reported that "Xavier University professor Paul Knitter says religion is meant to foster peace, not violence... 'By the government insisting that religion cannot really mix with politics, that religion has nothing to say to the state, this has led to the possibility that the state can make use of religion for its own purposes,'... Religion should strive not only to end war, Knitter said, but also to foster a world in which, 'there is justice, there is equity, there is a sharing of the...