Media Round-up
Media Round-up is a daily collation of news and opinion relevant to secularism. Links may be provided to articles peripheral to secularism when we think they are likely to be of particular interest to secularists. Links are provided to external websites for information and in the interests of free exchange. We do not accept any responsibility for the content of those sites, nor does a link indicate approval or imply endorsement of those sites.
Thu, 23 May 2013
Woman accused of blasphemy: will she survive prison, let alone ever be put on trial?
Tribune, 23 May 2013
Is separation of church and state in big trouble with Supreme Court case?
All Voices, 23 May 2013
An open letter to Baroness Warsi on the Mormon advertising campaign
Democratic Underground, 23 May 2013
MP defiant over comparing same-sex marriage battle to slavery fight
Standard, 23 May 2013
The religious revolution is upon us
Washington Post, 23 May 2013
Wed, 22 May 2013
Opponents hope they can wreck gay marriage bill in Lords
Guardian, 22 May 2013
Lord Tebbitt’s stupid comments set to scene for a low-calibre Lords debate on gay marriage bill
Guardian 22 May 2013
Of 102 new “free schools”, 15 will be religious with restrictive entry criteria
Guardian, 22 May 2013
No more progressive legislation, Cameron promises Tory right-wing
Daily Mail, 22 May 2013
Why sex education in primary school should be compulsory
Telegraph, 22 May 2013
Godless funerals flourish in “post-Catholic” Ireland
Washington Post, 22 May 2013
Victim of sexual abuse at Catholic orphanage speaks out
BBC, 22 May 2013
Religion should be taken into account when treating mental health problems in ethnic minorities – MP
Bolton News, 22 May 2013
Mosque sermons on sex abuse are “too little, too late”
Oxford Mail, 22 May 2013
My uncle was able to have a dignified death – as he lived in Switzerland
Guardian, 22 May 2013
Extremist shoots himself in Notre Dame Cathedral in protest against gay marriage
Independent, 22 May 2013
There is no evidence for the truth claims of “religious freedom” or “human rights”
Guardian, 22 May 2013
“God-botherer” Kevin Rudd changes his mind on gay marriage for Australia
Telegraph, 22 May 2013
Court’s prayer case: a revolutionary tale
NY Post, 22 May 2013
Evidence doesn’t support fear of Islam in the West
Eurasia Review, 22 May 2013
Janet Heimlich discusses religious child abuse
Examiner, 22 May 2013
All social progress had to be fought for - except gay rights, apparently
Telegraph, 22 May 2013
Halal food dishing out radical change in society
Telegraph (Aus), 22 May 2013
Russian Duma passes “legally indefinable” blasphemy bill
RT, 22 May 2013
Islamic regimes are worse than the dictatorships they’ve overthrown – Patriarch
Catholic Culture, 22 May 2013
Syria descending into sharia madness and brutality
Arutz Sheva, 22 May 2013
Muslims, sharia and democracy
Huffington Post, 22 May 2013
Salafists and state move closer to conflict in Tunisia
Al-Monitor, 22 May 2013
How to deal with Tunisia’s Salafists
Guardian, 22 May 2013
Afghan women’s fate falling back into the hands of the Taliban
The Atlantic, 22 May 2013
Surge of Afghan women in jail (half for “moral crimes”)
News.com, 22 May 2013
Number of Afghan women fleeing abuse soars
Guardian, 22 May 2013
What’s the role of faith-based organisations in development? – Join online debate
Guardian, 22 May 2013
Christian GPs and the morning after pill: some much-needed clarification
Independent, 22 May 2013
Tue, 21 May 2013
Humanist wedding amendment fails, but may return to same-sex marriage bill later
Gay Star News, 21 May 2013
Former priest found guilty of 36 child sex abuse charges
This is Sussex, 21 May 2013
Australian archbishop admits abuse was covered up
SMH, 21 May 2013
Creationism and revisionist history threaten to enter our classrooms
Guardian, 21 May 2013
US Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
LA Times, 21 May 2013
As a Muslim I struggle with the idea of homosexuality, but I’m not homophobic
New Statesman, 21 May 2013
Bigotry against Muslims and Jews on the rise, says US report
BBC, 21 May 2013
Talking about religion and schools
Scoop, 21 May 2013
Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
BBC, 21 May 2013
Tunisian feminist arrested for “provocative” appearance in “holy city”
Washington Post, 21 May 2013
Concern for low rate of convictions on clerical abuse cases
Irish Independent, 21 May 2013
Irish Child abuse watchdog receives 242 new allegations against church
Irish Examiner, 21 May 2013
You can’t do that because it’s against my religion
Examiner, 21 May 2013
Intelligent design: an egregious violation of the First Amendment
News24, 21 May 2013
How religions change their mind
BBC, 21 May 2013
Catholic Church apparently sanguine about Boy Scouts in USA admitting gays
Washington Post, 21 May 2013
