Index: JohnAshcroft.java
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--- JohnAshcroft.java	(revision 21)
+++ JohnAshcroft.java	(working copy)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         if (isJUnitCall(stackTrace)) {
             if (t.getName().startsWith("AWT-")) {
                 cantDoThat(CANT_USE_AWT, stackTrace);
-            } else {
+            } else if (!isLoggingRelated(stackTrace)) {
                 cantDoThat(CANT_START_THREADS, stackTrace);
             }
         }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
     public void checkRead(String file) {
         String stackTrace = getStackTrace();
-        if (isJUnitCall(stackTrace) && !isClassLoaderRead(stackTrace)) {
+        if (isJUnitCall(stackTrace) && !isClassLoaderRead(stackTrace) && !isLoggingRelated(stackTrace)) {
             if (isJavaAwtCall(stackTrace)) {
                 cantDoThat(CANT_USE_AWT, stackTrace);
             } else {
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isLoggingRelated(String stackTrace) {
+        return stackTrace.indexOf("java.util.logging.LogManager") != -1
+            || stackTrace.indexOf("LogFactory") != -1
+            || stackTrace.indexOf("log4j") != -1;
+    }
+
     private boolean isCompilerRun(String stackTrace) {
         return stackTrace.indexOf("java.lang.Compiler$1.run") != -1;
     }