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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 10 February
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
* ‘No faith in Peterborough faith school consultation process’ – NSS campaign mentioned <[link removed]>
Nicola Day, deputy leader of the Green group on Peterborough City Council, explains why she and two other councillors are challenging a decision to open a selective Catholic school in the city. The NSS's No More Faith Schools campaign is mentioned.
Peterborough Telegraph
* Compulsory religious education 'may breach human rights' <[link removed]>
Making all pupils take part in religious education classes could see the Welsh Government taken to court for breaching human rights, a legal expert has warned.
BBC
* Calls for exclusion zones outside UK abortion clinics amid protests <[link removed]>
A leading provider of abortion care has criticised the Home Office for refusing to introduce exclusion zones after a group of anti-abortion activists protested outside a north London clinic on Saturday morning.
The Guardian
* Settlement reduction ‘unethical and unfair’, says clerical abuse survivor <[link removed]>
A survivor of clerical abuse had his settlement reduced by more than one third by the Church of England's insurer, Ecclesiastical, based on the evidence of a psychiatrist who had never met the claimant, his lawyer has confirmed.
Church Times
* First same-sex weddings to take place in NI this week <[link removed]>
Northern Ireland will finally see its first same-sex weddings this week after a historic change - six years after gay marriage became legal in the UK.
Mirror
* Preacher who inspired Streatham terror attack peddling jihad from behind bars <[link removed]>
Hundreds of sermons preached by the Islamist cleric who inspired the men who carried out the terrorist attacks in Streatham and on London Bridge in November are available on a website that allows his followers to communicate in private chatrooms.
The Observer
* Tory inquiry imam in free speech row <[link removed]>
A leading imam appointed by Theresa May to conduct a government inquiry into Islamophobia faced calls to stand down last night after he was accused of questioning free speech.
The Sunday Times (£)
* Church of England makes minor change to position on civil partnerships <[link removed]>
The Church of England has quietly conceded that it is "natural justice" for heterosexual couples to be allowed to convert a marriage to a civil partnership.
The Sunday Times (£)
* Swiss vote to approve legislation to protect LGBT+ rights <[link removed]>
Swiss voters have given their backing in a referendum to extending anti-racism legislation to cover sexual orientation.
The Guardian
* Modern-day witches ‘still facing endless abuse’ <[link removed]>
Four hundred years after they were burned at the stake, modern-day witches say they are still facing persecution.
Surrey Comet
** Latest from the NSS
* The Cardinal Barbarin case highlights the need for well-drafted mandatory reporting laws <[link removed]>
The conviction of France's most senior Catholic cleric for failing to report child abuse has been overturned. Keith Porteous Wood says this should be a warning to those charged with responding to abuse in the UK.
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