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, 07 Feb 2013
Lords plan to sabotage gay marriage bill
Independent, 7 February 2013
Religious maniac used Bible verses as excuse to abuse his family
Mail, 7 February 2013
How the Islamist fanatics terrorised the women of Timbuktu
Mail, 7 February 2013
Religious people should be able to refuse services to anyone they want if it’s against their conscience
Harry's Place, 7 February 2013
Religious sponsors killed the US Boy Scouts’ plans to change
Washington Post, 7 February 2013
Catholic priest arrest in child abuse probe
HuffPost, 7 February 2013
The Catholic Church abuse cancer spreads
NY Times, 7 February 2013
Call off the faith wars
Spectator, 7 February 2013
Western conservatives need to engage positively with democratic Islam
Telegraph, 7 February 2013
The role of religion in civil wars
I on global trends, 7 February 2013
Catholic bishops just will not give up their war on women
News Tribune, 7 February 2013
French polls regarding Islam miss reality
I on global trends, 7 February 2013
Uprising in Tunisia as regime critic is murdered
Independent, 7 February 2013
Michael Gove scraps Ebacc
Independent, 7 February 2013
Obama’s contraception climbdown and the separation of church and state
WSW, 7 February 2013
Gay or straight, marriage should be out of the hands of the state
Guardian, 7 February 2013
Wed, 06 Feb 2013
Commons approves same-sex marriage by 225 majority
Daily Mail, 6 February 2013
Does Tory opposition to gay marriage signal a US-style “culture war”?
CSM, 6 February 2013
Magdalene girls reject Irish leader’s apology
Telegraph, 6 February 2013
Religious orders insist Magdalene Laundries were about “care” not slave labour
Belfast Telegraph, 6 February 2013
Another devastating week for the RC Church as more of its criminality is exposed
Freethinker, 6 February 2013
David Cameron’s gay marriage plans have left a bomb in the crypt of the Church of England
Telegraph, 6 February 2013
Should Catholics accept gay marriage?
Guardian, 6 February 2013
Q. What is Catholic morality? A. Whatever is convenient to the Church
NY Times, 6 February 2013
In memory of the countless dead who could not marry
Independent, 6 February 2013
Court opens way to sharia marriage? Hold on a minute....
Human Rights Watch, 6 February 2013
Danish critic of Islam survives assassination attempt
SBS, 6 February 2013
Has Britain lost its faith?
Full Facts, 6 February 2013
Church school has more Muslims than Christians
Telegraph, 6 February 2013
Vatican receives 600 abuse cases a year
SBS, 6 February 2013
Equal marriage: in 20 years, we won’t remember what the fuss was about
Independent, 6 February 2013
Vicar stole £61,000 from parishioner, court told
Worcester News, 6 February 2013
Imam robs his flock
NY Post, 6 February 2013
Obama’s good-faith compromise
Washington Post, 6 February 2013
Girl band breaks up after threats from miserable Muslim cleric
Stuff, 6 February 2013
Can Christians still have holy matrimony?
Spectator, 6 February 2013
Edinburgh men in court for throwing bacon at mosque
ABNA, 6 February 2013
Muslims steaming over police officer’s mockery of hijab
ABNA, 6 February 2013
Enough with the religious overtones in sport
KSL, 6 February 2013
De Botton’s not a God. He’s a chap
Telegraph, 6 February 2013
Justice for the Irish Maggies at last
Guardian, 6 February 2013
Is the Vatican learning its lessons on child abuse?
National Post, 6 February 2013
Vatican official thanks media for uncovering church abuse
Reuters, 6 February 2013
Tue, 05 Feb 2013
Vitriolic campaign backfires on gay marriage opponents
Independent, 5 February 2013
Tory MP Rees-Mogg: I take my whip from the Catholic Church
Pink News, 5 February 2013
The Church of the non-believers – NSS quoted
Express, 5 February 2013
Malala’s first interview since shooting (video)
Guardian, 5 February 2013
Same-sex marriage will change Britain forever – for the better
Independent, 5 February 2013
This equality madness is mad, bad and very dangerous, writes notorious toff
Telegraph, 5 February 2013
The gay marriage debate has uncovered a nest of bigots in the Tory party
Guardian, 5 February 2013
