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, 29 Apr 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
The struggle for women's rights has always been a struggle against religion
Observer, 28 April 2013
When faith clashes with medicine
Philly.com, 28 April 2013
See the first anti-domestic abuse ad ever made in Saudi Arabia
PolicyMic, 28 April 2013
Qatar“playing with fire” as it funds Syrian Islamists
Telegraph, 28 April 2013
Kremlin to enact anti-gay law
Ottawa Citizen, 28 April 2013
No Vatican action on Cardinal O’Brien
Scotland on Sunday, 28 April 2013
Do atheists secretly believe in God?
Salon, 28 April 2013
Sat, 27 Apr 2013
Is there more scandal yet to come in Scottish Catholic Church? Vatican investigates
Herald, 27 April 2013
Documentary on Jerusalem pulled by BBC - but why?
Harry's Place, 27 April 2013
Who does he think he is - Archbishop or Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Yahoo, 27 April 2013
Panorama’s exposé of sharia councils didn’t tell the whole story
Guardian, 27 April 2013
The taboo of atheism in black communities – Leo Igwe
Hackney Gazette, 27 April 2013
Catholic Church determined to become irrelevant
Machines Like Us, 27 April 2013
Don’t expect change under Pope Francis
Buffalo News, 27 April 2013
Egyptian police in brutal attack on Christians
ABNA, 27 April 2013
Former spokesperson for Christian ex-gay movement recants and apologises
Washington Post, 27 April 2013
Tunisia: upholding blogger’s 7 year sentence for “insulting Islam” condemned
Amnesty, 27 April 2013
Turkish PM vows harsh action against alcohol
Hurriyet, 27 April 2013
Men sue Christian Brothers over alleged sex abuse
Sun Times, 27 April 2013
Turkish pianist convicted of blasphemy wins new trial
IOL, 27 April 2013
Patriarch says church-state ties are closer in Europe than in Russia
Moscow Times, 27 April 2013
Student & atheist groups call for free expression in Bangladesh
KBIA, 27 April 2013
Pussy Riot member’s plea for early release denied
Guardian, 27 April 2013
Religious fundamentalists could hold the key to Middle East peace
Guardian, 27 April 2013
Obama hits out at the anti-abortionists who want to rob women of their rights
Telegraph, 27 April 2013
Fri, 26 Apr 2013
Government to give Catholic Church big influence over struggling non-faith schools - NSS quoted
TES, 26 April 2013
The link between religion and violence – is secularism to blame?
Guardian, 26 April 2013
Church-goers retaliate against effort to remove religious observance from Edinburgh schools
Journal, 26 April 2013
Sharia Council defends itself after Panorama programme
Epping Guardian, 26 April 2013
Islamophobia is a Government priority says Warsi, but what about Islamism?
Spectator, 26 April 2013
Scottish Church’s wish-list in case of independence needs to be modified
Scotsman, 26 April 2013
