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.
Wed, 01 May 2013
Cumbria’s CofE schools will receive more than £1m from Government
Westmoreland Gazette, 1 May 2013
Unionists defeat Northern Ireland gay marriage bil
Guardian, 1 May 2013
Ireland drafts a very limited abortion rights bill
Guardian, 1 May 2013
How will Saudi Arabia’s anti-domestic violence campaign work?
Guardian, 1 May 2013
Gaza police shaving the heads of young men in crackdown on Western fashion
Guardian, 1 May 2013
Should churches be tax exempt?
Arkansas Traveller, 1 May 2013
Moroccan atheist sought by police
Freearabs, 1 May 2013
Euro religious ruling could prove a headache for employers
Yorkshire Post, 1 May 2013
The seven joys of secularism (we think he means atheism - ed)
Cheers, 1 May 2013
Many in Muslim countries want sharia as law of the land
Reuters, 1 May 2013
Don’t expect new Pope to change anything, Vatican warns
AP, 1 May 2013
Review: How the West lost God: a new theory of secularisation
Economist, 1 May 2013
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
France shows us how to deal with jihadis
Telegraph, 30 April 2013
Sex abuse probe after man accuses 2 priests
Glasgow Evening Times, 30 April 2013
Northern Ireland colleges polarised on sectarian lines
BBC, 30 April 2013
Can Christians and atheists work together?
RNS, 30 April 2013
Archbishop allowed priest who molested boy to continue working with children
News Sentinel, 30 April 2013
9 killed as Taliban target secular campaigns in Pakistan
NBC, 30 April 2013
Bangladesh Islamists grow ever more threatening in demands for blasphemy law
Vatican Today, 30 April 2013
Men allege abuse, sue religious order
Chicago Tribune, 30 April 2013
Another Catholic child abuse cover up uncovered
The Australian, 30 April 2013
Fear and fundamentalism as “modesty police” patrol Gaza
Telegraph, 30 April 2013
Brazil priest excommunicated over support for gays
AFP, 30 April 2013
Council of Europe to monitor Hungary over human rights
Xpatloop, 30 April 2013
Religious freedom belongs to all
Australian, 30 April 2013
Fears about future of NHS fuelling growing calls for assisted suicide
Telegraph, 30 April 2013
Religious exemption sought in Washington anti-discrimination Bill
Inquisitr, 30 April 2013
Many Germans quite church to avoid tax
Marketplace, 30 April 2013
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
Bishops in the Lords seek new ways to interfere in politics
BBC, 29 April 2013
Justin Welby killed my faith in the CofE
Telegraph, 29 April 2013
Faith under threat
Scotsman, 29 April 2013
It isn’t wrong to say the Boston bombers were Muslim
Harry's Place, 29 April 2013
Catholic order pays out $2.06m in sex abuse compensation
WA Today, 29 April 2013
Abuse inquiry slams church spokesman’s comments
The Age, 29 April 2013
The problem is not religion. It’s hatred
WSJ, 29 April 2013
Stop preaching against polio immunisation, Pate tells Islamic clerics
This Day, 29 April 2013
When religious belief becomes evil: 4 signs
CNN, 29 April 2013
Anti-abortion groups not religious? Most are just fronts for the Catholic Church
Scotsman, 29 April 2013
“Sunni army” rakes form in Iraq as sectarian tensions boil over
Middle East Online, 29 April 2013
Morocco’s Islamist Prime Minister says criticising the Prophet unacceptable
Washington Post, 20 April 2013
Is a new French revolution imminent?
Spectator, 29 April 2013
Young secularists take on Egypt’s Islamist rulers
Al Monitor, 29 April 2013
Drone attacks devalue Muslim lives
Independent, 29 April 2013
Growing fear of Islamist threat in Libya
Guardian, 29 April 2013
Do atheists need a church?
Salon, 29 April 2013
American school sued for forcing children into church services
PolicyMic, 29 April 2013
Sun, 28 Apr 2013
Baroness Warsi and the extremists
Telegraph, 28 April 2013
Church of England tries another tack to get out of its gay fix
Telegraph, 28 April 2013
Republicanism on the rise as Europe’s royals feel the pinch
Independent, 28 April 2013
