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, 28 Mar 2013
Saudi cleric faces death penalty for “waging war on God”
Scotsman, 28 March 2013
Catholic college says no condom distribution on campus
BBC, 28 March 2013
Suffering is the rock on which religions perish
Belfast Telegraph, 28 March 2013
Minaret plan thrown out in Rotherham
Advertiser, 28 March 2013
North Dakota bans abortions after six weeks
Independent, 28 March 2013
Murderous religious maniac seen as “hero” in Afghanistan
BBC, 28 March 2013
Prospects for gay marriage improve at US Supreme Court hearings
Guardian, 28 March 2013
Opposition to same-sex marriage may not be as strong as opinion polls indicate
Imediaethics, 28 March 2013
Religion has no place in Canadian politics
Abbotsford Times, 28 March 2013
Liberia: Muslims protest at “Christian state”
All Africa, 28 March 2013
Girls’ teacher killed by Taliban in Malala-style shooting
Independent, 28 March 2013
The Vatican’s propaganda machine in full flight as the papacy is remade in front of our eyes
Independent, 28 March 2013
Russia cracks down on human rights groups
Guardian, 28 March 2013
Convenient Vatican tests tell it that the Shroud of Turin dates back to time of Jesus
Catholic Culture, 28 March 2013
Bangladesh widens crackdown on atheist bloggers
Raw Story, 28 March 2013
Tribunal slams academic for bringing anti-Semitism case
THES, 28 March 2013
Attempts to resolve hijab-in-schools dispute before more bloodshed
On Islam, 28 March 2013
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
Irish Catholics flee the Church
Salon, 27 March 2013
Church abuse covered up by blackmail and secrecy
The Age, 27 March 2013
CofE commits sins against statistics
New Statesman, 27 March 2013
Abu Qatada can stay, rules court
Guardian, 27 March 2013
FGM: the UK must act now
Guardian, 27 March 2013
Religious dictatorship begins by enslaving women
HuffPost, 27 March 2013
Catholic school under fire for presenting “Cabaret”
CBS, March 2013
Gay marriage:US Supreme Court goes steady
Guardian, 27 March 2013
Bill O’Reilly: Same-sex marriage opponents are “Bible-thumpers”
Examiner, 27 March 2013
Turkish Prime Minister says gays “contrary to Islam”
JP, 27 March 2013
Kentucky legislature reinstates bill that gives religion a free hand to discriminate
Algeriesoir, 27 March 2013
Muslim gang rapes across Europe under-reported in press
Digital Journal, 27 March 2013
Egyptian women blamed for sexual assaults
NY Times, 27 March 2013
Brutality of religious conflict in Myanmar escalates
SMH, 27 March 2013
Creationist offers $10,000 dollars to anyone who can prove that Genesis is wrong
Guardian, 27 March 2013
Kansas’ sweeping new abortion law demands that doctors lie to their patients
Care2, 27 March 2013
Atheists are invisible in the Arab world because religion has denied them any voice at all
Your Middle East, 27 March 2013
Canadian Supreme Court stamps on free speech
Steynonline, 27 March 2013
CofE and the power of spin
The LSU, 27 March 2013
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
Pope’s “dirty war” past remains opaque
LA Times, 26 March 2013
Christians harassing women outside abortion clinics
Guardian, 26 March 2013
“Minister for Faith” Baroness Warsi fawns over the new pope - though she knows nothing about him
UK-Wired, 26 March 2013
Abuse victim calls for church clean out
AAP, 26 March 2013
Dwindling support for Muslim Brotherhood within Egyptian universities
IPF, 26 March 2013
Did Ratzinger resign to avoid facing the revelation of his crimes?
Belfast Telegraph, 26 March 2013
No further action over alleged assaults at Islamic girls’ school – police
ITV, 26 March 2013
Should religious or cultural considerations ever limit free speech?
Index on Censorship, 26 March 2013
Muslim convert quits Catholic Church saying its too weak against Islam
Washington Post, 26 March 2013
The atheist who hates atheism
Guardian, 26 March 2013
Atheists should embrace the Catholic Church
News Observer, 26 March 2013
Marriage equality’s big week in the US Supreme Court
Guardian, 26 March 2013
Islamic movements: from political necessity to fundamentalism
E-Kurd, 26 March 2013
