Media Round-up http://www.secularism.org.uk/feeds/rss/media The National Secular Society exists to challenge religious privilege and is Britain's only organisation working exclusively towards a secular society. en-GB National Secular Society Wed, 16 May 2012 21:46:18 GMT http://www.secularism.org.uk/ communityPortals v1.1 by Cuttlefish Multimedia Ltd admin@secularism.org.uk (Administrator) 30 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:50:55 GMT Free speech strangled by “insult” law – NSS quoted Daily Mail, 16 May 2012

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]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144949/Watchdog-asks-Christian-blogger-justify-offensive-homophobic-advert-petition-gay-marriage.html?ito=feeds-newsxml http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136806 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:53:06 GMT Should insult be against the law? Daily Telegraph, 16 May 2012

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]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2144998/Worse-insult-freedom-speech.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136808 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:07 GMT More Northern Ireland teenagers crossing religious divide to make friends Belfast Telegraph, 16 May 2012

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]]> http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0516/1224316194535.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136811 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:57:13 GMT Blair the evangelist says religion is deeply important MSN, 16 May 2012

]]> http://news.uk.msn.com/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=161372827 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136812 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:57:54 GMT Conservatives wrong-footed when liberal religionists speak out Washington Post, 16 May 2012

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]]> http://blog.nj.com/ledgerletters/2012/05/gay_marriage_solution_separate.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136816 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:12 GMT Catholic priest on child sex charges St Helens Reporter, 16 May 2012

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]]> http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=14304 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136819 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:54 GMT Study shows more African Americans abandoning religion News One, 16 May 2012

]]> http://newsone.com/2015540/religion-for-atheists/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-136820 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04:31 GMT When brother kills brother in the name of fanatical Islam UPI, 16 May 2012

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