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.
Tue, 07 May 2013
Archbishop Welby: Dropping religion from TV schedules would have "dangerous" consequences
BBC, 7 May 2013
Irish PM Enda Kenny hits back at Catholic Church threat to excommunicate TDs who voted for abortion legislation
Belfast Telegraph, 7 May 2013
Humanist accuses councillor of “religious discrimination” over access to RE committee
Brighton Argus, 7 May 2013
No secular studies in the ultra-Orthodox education system
Jerusalem Post, 7 May 2013
Death toll from Islamist protests continues to rise
Wall Street journal, 7 May 2103
Hefazat-e Islam: Islamist coalition
BBC, 7 May 2013
Islamic nations among world's worst violators of religious freedoms
Christian News Service , 7 May 2013
UAE praised for its 'Secular Ideology'
Arabian Gazette, 7 May 2003
Pakistan election: 25 dead after suicide bomber targets rally
Guardian, 7 May 2013
US: Straight Catholic school leader claims he lost job offer because he was suspected to be gay
Pink News, 7 May 2013
Newt Gingrich claims LGBT rights undermine Catholic rights
Huffington Post, 7 May 2013
Mon, 06 May 2013
Christian-run NHS surgery criticised for refusing to prescribe morning-after pill
Independent, 6 May 2013
Islamist protest in Bangladesh turns violent
BBC, 6 May 2013
Fri, 03 May 2013
Catholic fury as Cardinal Keith O’Brien returns to Scotland
Herald, 3 May 2013
Christian Brothers handling of abuse complaints ‘indefensible’
The Australian, 3 May 2013
National Prayer Day and the insidious coercive religiosity of its promoters
Guardian, 3 May 2013
UAE’s human rights record must be questioned on president’s visit to UK
Guardian, 3 May 2013
Rhode Island is 10th US state to allow same-sex marriage
Midland Daily News, 3 May 2013
Believers, atheists, why can’t we all get along?
HuffPost, 3 may 2013
University chief apologises for “blasphemous mockery of pope”
Tribune, 3 May 2013
Turkish Airlines starts implementing sharia law
Middle East Online, 3 May 2013
Secular Turks see red over airline lipstick ban
Sowetan, 3 May 2013
Backlash against gay teacher firing may hit diocese in the pocket
Dispatch, 3 May 2013
Catholics paid $36m to 600 Victoria abuse victims
NZ Herald, 3 May 2013
French reactionary hypocrisy – the hijab, gay marriage and secularism
Open Democracy, 3 May 2013
Thu, 02 May 2013
Diocese stops expansion of school to ensure no non-Catholics are enrolled
Telegraph & Argus, 2 May 2013
Muslim leaders need to be clear what they mean by Sharia
Telegraph & Argus, 2 May 2013
The Irish abortion debate
Irish Times, 2 May 2013
Catholic bishop defends sacking of lesbian teacher
Pink News, 2 May 2013
Protest after Polish prosecutors refuse to stop ritual slaughter of animals
The News, 2 May 2013
War on women: the Nevada front
News Review, 2 May 2013
Scientology is still a red flag in Germany
DW, 2 May 2013
Motion to treat all religious institutions as charities is dropped
Third Sector, 2 May 2013
Tolerance: What does Muslim-Western relations mean?
I on global Trends, 2 May 2013
Gays shouldn't badmouth Christians (but apparently it’s OK the other way round)
Belfast Telegraph, 2 May 2013
Police end religious clashes in Burma
The Herald, 2 May 2013
Saudi female students who hug each other will be punished with therapy, religious education
Bikya News, 2 May 2013
Bishop complains at “blasphemy” in University Parade
Post-Gazette, 2 May 2013
Calls for Malta’s Church-state concordat to be challenged
Malta Independent, 2 May 2013
Paedophile priests told never to admit to anything by insurers
Herald Sun, 2 May 2013
Wed, 01 May 2013
It’s time for the CofE to drop the culture wars
Spectator, 1 May 2013
Academies scheme allows Catholic Church to gain control of schools without spending a penny
Huddersfield Examiner, 1 May 2013
Misjudgements of stupid Islamic extremists foiled a bomb attack in West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Post, 1 May 2013
The ten stupidest Islamic terrorists
Telegraph, 1 May 2013
Extremists wanted to spark sectarian war with attack on EDL
Independent, 1 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
