Trouble reading this email? View newsletter in your browser | Add to your safe senders

National Secular Society

secularism.org.uk

Challenging Religious Privilege

Donate

Join us

Your daily media briefing - Friday 7 February

  

In the Media 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 and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

Plan to close Surrey school and relaunch it as Church of England faith school criticised – NSS quoted

The NSS's No More Faith Schools campaign has criticised a plan to close a non-faith school and open a new Church of England school on the site in Surrey.

iNews

 

‘Why does the government like faith schools, and why do religious groups like the free schools programme?’

Will Hazell says organised religion has been one of the major beneficiaries of the government's flagship free schools policy.

iNews

 

MP questions established status of Church of England in Commons

Ben Bradshaw MP has said the C of E's position on sex could raise questions over the legitimacy of its established status during church commissioners' questions.

Premier Christian News

 

Jehovah's Witness ministers 'delayed reporting child abuse claims to police'

A High Court judge has heard that ministers in a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses waited more than two and a half years before telling police that a girl had made sex abuse allegations against her father.

Blackpool Gazette

 

Lawyers told Islamist inmates to shun deradicalisation

Solicitors discouraged Islamist extremist prisoners from taking part in a deradicalisation programme, according to a Ministry of Justice report.

The Times (£)

 

Council to consider doubling Catholic school’s capacity

Solihull council's planning committee is considering plans to double the capacity of a Catholic primary school.

Solihull Observer

 

Ofsted visit to Muslim girls school stopped after ‘inspector wore shoes in prayer room’

An Ofsted inspection of a Muslim girls school was cut short after an inspector walked into a prayer room wearing shoes, according to the school.

Express & Star

 

Gavin Williamson gives universities 'final warning' on free speech

The education secretary has given universities a final warning to guard free speech or face legislation.

The Times (£)

 

Brazil encouraging teens to abstain from sex, with Evangelical support

Brazil's government is running a campaign called 'Adolescence first, pregnancy after', with Evangelical Christian support.

BBC

 

'Muslims did no favour to India by staying here', says chief minister of state

Muslims who chose to stay in India when it was partitioned following independence from Britain did the country "no favours", Hindu nationalist politician Yogi Adityanath has said.

BBC

  

Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign

 

Nineteen new faith schools proposed in latest round of academies

Nineteen new faith schools, including 14 Christian schools, have been included in the latest wave of free school applications in England.

  

Viewing this online?

If you're viewing this online and would like to receive the daily media briefing straight to your inbox, click subscribe.

  

While you're here

Please support our work so we can make the case for a fairer secular democracy for all.

  

Disclaimer: 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.