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.
Mon, 04 Feb 2013
Right-wingers make last ditch attempt to derail gay marriage vote
Reuters, 4 February 2013
New Archbishop’s first job: attack gay marriage
Telegraph, 4 February 2013
Fundamentalist Christian indoctrination system being used in 50 British schools
Guardian, 4 February 2013
Gay marriage: churches fuel rebellion
Guardian, 4 February 2013
From the papal monasteries to Timbuktu, absolutism lives on
Independent, 4 February 2013
Battle lines drawn as France continues to debate gay marriage
Independent, 4 February 2013
More in France are turning to Islam, challenging the nation’s idea of itself
NY Times, 4 February 2013
Further cave-in by Obama on contraception
WSW, 4 February 2013
Church and state: it’s about time you separated
HuffPost, 4 February 2013
Free speech has become an endangered species
Mail, 4 February 2013
Twitter cases “threaten free speech”
Telegraph, 4 February 2013
Sun, 03 Feb 2013
FGM questions could be raised by midwives
Observer, 3 February 2013
CofE complains that its indoctrination in schools is being undermined by Government
Telegraph, 3 February 2013
More laughable hyperventilating from the Catholic Church
Washington Post, 3 February 2013
Archbishop should seek justice, not charity
Ekklesia, 3 February 2013
Will redefining the law see humanism woven into mainstream society?
Scotsman, 3 February 2013
Implosion at the Vatican– one can only hope
OpEd News, 3 February 2013
Malala up for Nobel Prize
Mail, 3 February 2013
German Cardinal says yes to morning after pill
DW, 3 February 2013
“Burkas for babies” – Saudi clerics fatwa causes controversy
Al Arabiya, 3 February 2013
Does God take sides? Religion is subplot in today’s Superbowl game
Berkshire Eagle, 3 February 2013
Catholic Church threaten punitive action if Colorado passes civil union Bill
Denver Post, 3 February 2013
Religious Right’s apocalyptic vision of Obama’s presidency
Religion Dispatches, 3 February 2013
My Church pays for birth control and I’m glad it does
Huffington Post, 3 February 2013
It’s not the hijab, it’s the attitude that bothers me
Express Tribune, 3 February 2013
Do white evangelicals have a delusional persecution complex? Yes, says research
Patheos, 3 February 2013
L.A. diocese papers show decades of abuse
Tampa Bay Times, 3 February 2013
Sat, 02 Feb 2013
Catholic Church and its school employment policies condemned – NSS quoted
Daily Mail, 2 February 2013
Britain’s religious right is on the rise
Guardian, 2 February 2013
New Archbishop hopes to use the recession to force the church back into our lives
Telegraph, 2 February 2013
No concessions to Tory right in David Cameron’s push for gay marriage
Guardian, 2 February 2013
Tories prepare for resignations and defections over gay marriage
Guardian, 2 February 2013
Telegraph ramps up the scare tactics on gay marriage
Telegraph, 2 February 2013
The real reason British women are converting to Islam
Huffington Post, 2 February 2013
Pret a Manger caves in to religious pressure and withdraws Virgin Mary crisps
Independent, 2 February 2013
Hey, atheists. You’ve got a friend
Washington Post, 2 February 2013
Poll: Should religious groups be allowed to opt-out of Obama’s healthcare plan?
Guardian, 2 February 2013
‘Traces of pork’ found in halal prison food
Guardian, 2 February 2013
Abuse scandal causing a rift between Catholic priests and pews
Palm Beach Post, 2 February 2013
What they call Islam is not what we know is Islam
Irish Times, 2 February 2013
Saudi women discriminated against even if they marry a foreigner
Asia News, 2 February 2013
Labour embraces Islamist extremists
Harry's Place, 2 February 2013
Obama offers religious opt-outs on his Health Mandate – will the Catholic Church be reasonable?
Washington Post, 2 February 2013
Victims of sharia law in Mali beaten, limbs cut
IOL, 2 February 2013
Right-wing churches tone down the anti-gay rhetoric as congregants jump ship
SGV Tribune, 2 February 2013
Fri, 01 Feb 2013
Out? Not if you want to lead a Catholic school – NSS quoted
TES, 1 February 2013
High court opens way to sharia divorces
Telegraph, 1 February 2013
No Religious Right in Britain– well, only a small one, says Christian think tank
Telegraph, 1 February 2013
Equalities Minister: I’m a Christian and I back gay marriage
Daily Mail, 1 February 2013
Religion in Wales: going, going....
BBC, 1 February 2013
