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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 9 March
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
* 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
** Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* 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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