Media Round-up http://www.secularism.org.uk/feeds/rss/media?page=4 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 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:16:28 GMT http://www.secularism.org.uk/ communityPortals v1.1 by Cuttlefish Multimedia Ltd admin@secularism.org.uk (Administrator) 30 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:07:46 GMT Disabled people claiming the right to die deserve to be heard Guardian, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/14/disabled-people-right-die http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144597 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:08:41 GMT Push to legalise humanist weddings Independent, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/proposal-to-legalise-outdoor-weddings-legislation-ending-need-for-licensed-venue-or-religious-ceremony-is-discussed-by-ministers-8616325.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144598 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:09:20 GMT GPs could decide on assisted suicide Telegraph, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10056633/Lord-Falconers-assisted-dying-bill-takes-cue-from-Abortion-Act.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144599 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:16 GMT Alpha Course church criticised for inviting "human rights abusers" to speak Ekklesia, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18390? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144600 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:51 GMT Women & democracy in Pakistan: how dreams are stronger than fear Patheos, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2013/05/women-and-democracy-in-pakistan-how-dreams-are-stronger-than-fear/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144601 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:11:26 GMT Catholic Church creating a new generation of bigots in France World Crunch, 15 May 2013

]]> http://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/french-catholic-and-proud-gay-marriage-battle-fuels-new-kind-of-youth-revolution/catholics-religion-politics-nicolas-sarkozy-gay-marriage/c3s11793/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144602 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:11:59 GMT Dutch police criticised for helping two under-age Muslims to marry Irish Times, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/dutch-police-criticised-for-allegedly-helping-two-underage-muslims-to-marry-1.1393404? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144603 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:12:32 GMT What Muslim parents tell their kids I on global trends, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.ionglobaltrends.com/2013/05/religion-what-muslim-parents-tell-their.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FzqKG+%28i+On+Global+Trends%29#.UZNGY6K-ptY http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144604 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:13:36 GMT North Carolina legislature seeks to put barriers in the way of abortion and contraception SF Gate, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NC-House-bill-extends-conscience-protections-4516936.php http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144605 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:19 GMT Debunking the myth of Christian persecution Washington Post, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/candida-moss-debunks-the-myth-of-christian-persecution/2013/05/14/1b903b24-bcc7-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html? http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144606 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:05 GMT Egyptian Christian teacher accused of blasphemy released on bail Washington Post, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypts-coptic-christian-teacher-detained-over-blasphemy-released-on-bail/2013/05/14/ede251aa-bc9c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144607 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:16:03 GMT The seething face of fundamentalist Catholicism Washington Times, 15 May 2013

]]> http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/political-potpourri/2013/may/14/second-concordat-tyranny/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144608 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:16:28 GMT Bishop in drunk hit and run accident let off lightly Catholic Culture, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17869 http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144609 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:10 GMT As pope prepares to visit Brazil, courts say there is no impediment to legalising same-sex marriage Telegraph, 15 May 2013

]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10057957/Brazil-judicial-decision-paves-the-way-for-same-sex-marriage.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144610 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:19 GMT Feminism is back in a big way Guardian, 14 May 2013

]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/may/14/feminism-slutwalks-spare-rib http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144579 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:58:00 GMT Opponents of gay marriage find a new line of attack Standard, 14 May 2013

]]> http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ministers-face-storm-over-gay-marriages-in-military-chapels-8613832.html#.UZHHNn8Aq_A.email http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144580 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:58:38 GMT Welby thinks austerity presents “opportunity” to drive people into Church Telegraph, 14 May 2013

]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10053574/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-found-religion-boring-he-admits.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144581 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:59:11 GMT Courts won’t be swayed by emotion, Judge tells right-to-die campaigner Daily Mail, 14 May 2013

]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324056/Courts-wont-swayed-emotion-judge-tells-men-right-die-fight.html http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144582 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:59:49 GMT Ken Livingstone’s favourite Muslim cleric spreads Jew-hatred in Gaza Telegraph, 14 May 2013

]]> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/alanjohnson/100216030/ken-livingstones-favourite-islamist-spreads-jew-hatred-in-gaza/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144583 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:25 GMT Bishop says freedom of speech does not mean freedom to criticise religion Think Progress, 15 May 2013

]]> http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/13/1999701/catholic-bishop-suggests-freedom-of-speech-does-not-allow-religious-disagreements/ http://www.secularism.org.uk/#element-144584