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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 17 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
* Plan to merge church school with community school faces local opposition – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Plans to shut two village schools and create a new church school are being pushed forward despite opposition from many parents.
Surrey Live
* Church of England accused of 'marking own homework' after dean returns to work following safeguarding scandal <[link removed]>
The Church of England has been accused of "marking its own homework" after a cathedral dean left her post amid an abuse scandal – but was allowed to return to work following extra training.
The Telegraph
* True numbers of FGM victims globally could be far higher as countries fail to record cases <[link removed]>
The number of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation could be much higher than previously estimated, as a new report shows the practice is carried out in more than 90 countries around the world.
The Guardian
* Faith groups warned over burial backlog if coronavirus kills large numbers <[link removed]>
Religious groups' wishes to bury their dead as soon as possible may have to be denied if the steep rise in deaths under a coronavirus pandemic leads to a severe backlog of funerals, government guidance has warned.
The Telegraph
* Coronavirus: possible religious exemption from facial hair ban in ambulance service <[link removed]>
NHS officials have considered telling paramedics they must be clean shaven to protect themselves from coronavirus. But a memo suggests staff with religious beliefs could be exempt.
BBC
* Defrocked French priest jailed for abusing scouts over 20-year period <[link removed]>
A defrocked French Catholic priest has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing scouts in his care several decades ago, ending a case in which it was claimed his superiors shielded him from prosecution.
The Guardian
* Charedi school which did not teach about homophobic bullying still earns good Ofsted <[link removed]>
A Charedi girls' primary school in Stamford Hill has won a good rating from Ofsted despite inspectors noting it did not teach about homophobic bullying.
The Jewish Chronicle
* Kenya split over campaign to give women the right to safe abortions <[link removed]>
A campaign for reproductive rights has provoked a backlash from conservative groups in Kenya, where 85% of the population is Christian.
The Guardian
* ‘Trevor Phillips, Islamophobia and the death of free speech’ <[link removed]>
Stuart Walton says Trevor Phillips's suspension from Labour has shown there is little or no space in British society to have a mature, nuanced debate about culture and religion without being denounced as a racist heretic.
The Herald
** Blog
* Trevor Phillips and the MCB: the case against governmental re-engagement <[link removed]>
David Toube argues that the Muslim Council of Britain's stance on the Trevor Phillips issue should remind government why it is advisable to continue to steer clear of this organisation.
Quilliam
** In case you missed it: from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Recommendation to turn community school into faith school approved <[link removed]>
Plans to convert a community school into a faith school in Surrey are set to proceed, despite objections from residents and a councillor.
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