Media Round-up http://www.secularism.org.uk/feeds/rss/media?page=3 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, 19 Jun 2013 17:13:53 GMT http://www.secularism.org.uk/ communityPortals v1.1 by Cuttlefish Multimedia Ltd admin@secularism.org.uk (Administrator) 30 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:18:34 GMT Calls to cut Church in Wales' ties with Parliament BBC, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22896085 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145543 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:19:05 GMT Faith schools and social selection Ekklesia, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11406 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145544 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:19:38 GMT EU must set standard for worldwide press freedom and freedom of religion and belief Wiredgov, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/0/861EA28C47DDC40A80257B8C0021F416? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145545 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:20:09 GMT Bible-burning Egyptian cleric jailed for 11 years Reuters, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/16/egypt-blasphemy-idUSL5N0ES0IV20130616 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145546 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:20:36 GMT Tunisia faces political struggle over Islam Washington Post, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/tunisia-faces-political-struggle-over-islam/2013/06/16/1000670a-cdef-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145547 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:21:01 GMT Malala Yousafzai awarded International Campaigner of the Year Guardian, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/16/observer-ethical-awards-2013-malala-yousafzai http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145548 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:21:40 GMT Removing face veil in court 'no problem', in eyes of Muslims World News Australia, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1779055/Removing-face-veil-in-court- http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145549 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:22:09 GMT Wisconsin Republicans pass anti-abortion ultrasound bill Reuters, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/14/us-usa-wisconsin-abortion-idUSBRE95D03I20130614 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145550 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:22:36 GMT Africans start to fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Digital Journal, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/352471 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145551 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:24:22 GMT Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row Pink News, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/06/16/church-of-scotland-could-lose-1-million-a-year-in-givings-over-gay-ordination-row/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145552 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:24:53 GMT Palace consulted in debate over same-sex marriages in Westminster chapel Pink News, 17 June 2013

]]> http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/06/10/buckingham-palace-consulted-in-debate-over-same-sex-marriages-in-westminster-chapel/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145553 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:52:54 GMT Inspectors in England on the hunt for extremism in faith schools – NSS quoted TES, 15 June 2013

]]> http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6339834 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145518 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:56:21 GMT Secularism is not a belief system – ESS letter Herald Scotland, 15 June 2013

]]> http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/secularism-is-not-a-belief-system.21351572? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145519 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:56:56 GMT Irish Prime Minister tells Church to stay out of politics Irish Examiner, 15 June 2013

]]> http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kenny-sends-strong-message-to-church-to-butt-out-233989.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145520 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:57:42 GMT Turkey: Secularism under siege National Post, 15 June 2013

]]> http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/06/15/robert-fulford-secularism-under-siege/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145521 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:58:53 GMT Vladimir Putin and the new defence of the faithful Index on Censorship, 15 June 2013

]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/06/blasphemy-russia-putin/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145522 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:59:30 GMT FactCheck: will Britain have a Muslim majority by 2050? C4 News, 15 June 2013

]]> http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/factcheck-will-britain-have-a-muslim-majority-by-2050/13690? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145523 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:00:18 GMT Faiths, town halls and language: From Babel to Pentecost Spectator Erasmus blog, 15 June 2013

]]> http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2013/06/faiths-town-halls-and-language http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145524 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:00:55 GMT Extremism has no place in 'open and tolerant' Britain Home Office press release, 15 June 2013

]]> https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extremism-has-no-place-in-open-and-tolerant-britain? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-145525 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:01:28 GMT UK letting down victims of female genital mutilation The Conversation, 15 June 2013

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