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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 31 January
In the Media <[link removed]> is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* Church of England half-apologises over for statement that sex is just for married heterosexuals <[link removed]>
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised over a statement issued by Church of England bishops last week which declared that only married heterosexuals should have sex. The archbishops didn't retract the substance of the guidance, but implied it shouldn't have been issued during a review of C of E teaching on sexuality and marriage.
The Guardian
* Local residents angered by decision to approve new Catholic school <[link removed]>
Residents in the Hampton Water area have reacted with anger over the decision by Peterborough City Council to approve a Roman Catholic school at the new development.
Peterborough Telegraph
* French court overturns earlier guilty verdict on cardinal Barbarin <[link removed]>
A French appeals court on Thursday overturned an earlier ruling against Philippe Barbarin, a Roman Catholic cardinal who was convicted last year of failing to report sexual abuse charges.
Reuters
* ‘Scrap the bishops’ bench’
A letter from Neil Barber of Edinburgh Secular Society says the House of Lords is due for reform and the bishops' entitlement to seats is a good place to start.
The Courier
* ‘Grooming gangs: facing the truth’ <[link removed]>
Khadija Khan says prioritising repressive religious and cultural norms over women's rights is a travesty of justice to all British women, whether they are Muslim or not.
Sister-hood
* Teenager remains in hiding and receiving threats over criticism of Islam in France <[link removed]>
A 16-year-old schoolgirl is under police protection after getting 200 hate messages a minute after criticising Islam during an online chat.
The Telegraph
* Sikhs threaten legal action over census that calls them a religion <[link removed]>
Sikhs have threatened to take Scottish ministers to court if they are counted as a religion rather than an ethnic minority on the census.
The Times (£)
* Terminal dad wants law change as it's revealed one Brit a week goes to Switzerland to die <[link removed]>
A terminally ill dad wants parliament to change the law as figures revealed one Briton a week travels to Switzerland for an assisted death.
Mirror
* Anti-gay preacher banned from concert hall <[link removed]>
An American preacher who described homosexuality as "repulsive" and compared it to incest has been banned from speaking at one of Edinburgh's most prestigious venues.
The Times (£)
* Gunman injures Indian student in attack on citizenship protest <[link removed]>
A suspected Hindu nationalist went live on Facebook to warn he was taking his "final journey", minutes before opening fire on university students protesting against India's new citizenship law.
The Guardian
** Latest from the NSS
* The Church of England’s position on sex is yet another reason for disestablishment <[link removed]>
The C of E's position that sex is only for heterosexual married couples is heartless, discriminatory and out of touch with the country it supposedly serves. Time to cut its ties to the state, says Keith Porteous Wood.
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