From Chris - NSS <chris.sloggett@secularism.org.uk>
Subject Media briefing: Concerns over new Catholic school; Trevor Phillips suspended by Labour
Date March 9, 2020 9:46 AM
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* Concerns raised over Catholic Church’s lack of financial contribution towards new faith school <[link removed]>

The first new Roman Catholic state school in England for more than a decade is to go ahead without the church contributing anything to its costs.

iNews

* Trevor Phillips suspended from Labour over Islamophobia allegations <[link removed]>

The former UK equality watchdog chief, Trevor Phillips, has been suspended from the Labour Party over allegations of 'Islamophobia'.

BBC

* ‘How I fell victim to Labour’s inquisition’ <[link removed]>

Trevor Phillips says the party's investigation of him for alleged Islamophobia shows it's becoming an authoritarian cult.

The Times (£)

* Anti-abortion activists ramp up 'intimidating' and 'distressing' protests outside clinics during Lent <[link removed]>

Anti-abortion activists have ramped up "distressing" and "intimidating" protests outside clinics during the Christian period of Lent.

HuffPost

* Religious leaders compare abortion to Holocaust as row grows over Gibraltar referendum <[link removed]>

Religious leaders in Gibraltar have grouped together to compare the act of terminating pregnancies to the Holocaust.

The Telegraph

* ‘In defence of the Prevent strategy’ <[link removed]>

Ian Acheson argues that the Prevent strategy is a hugely effective exercise in safeguarding people who are vulnerable.

The Spectator

* Institution previously run by Church of Scotland to be investigated by Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry <[link removed]>

Langlands Park in Inverclyde, which was run by the Church of Scotland until 1985, is among the premises set to be investigated by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Daily Record

* Two found guilty of running illegal secondary school <[link removed]>

Managers of a private primary school have been found guilty of operating an illegal secondary school for 66 children on the floor above.

Schools Week

* Church raises cash to sue over ban on preacher Larry Stockstill at Edinburgh venue <[link removed]>

A Christian group is mulling legal action over a decision to ban an American preacher who described homosexuality as "repulsive" from speaking at one of Scotland's most prestigious venues.

The Times (£)

* Marches to demand abortion rights in Latin America on International Women’s Day <[link removed]>

Hundreds of thousands of women across Latin America's biggest cities flocked to the streets for International Women's Day on Sunday, with many demanding legalised access to abortion.

France24

* ‘Proposed bill will enshrine religion's right to discriminate in Australia’ <[link removed]>

This editorial says a proposed 'religious freedom' bill in Australia will entrench divisions based on belief.

The Sydney Morning Herald

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* Convert community school into faith school, council told <[link removed]>

Surrey County Council has been encouraged to press ahead with a plan to replace a community school with a faith school.

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