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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 2 April
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* Church criticised over Covid-19 'plague protection kits' on sale for £91 <[link removed]>
A religious leader has been criticised over a "plague protection kit" he claims are based on biblical instructions and will protect people from Covid-19.
LBC
* Lord Garel-Jones obituary <[link removed]>
An obituary to Tristan Garel-Jones, Conservative whip and NSS honorary associate, who died last week. His support of the NSS is mentioned.
The Guardian
* Top doctor says Charedi community presents ‘ideal conditions’ for virus spread <[link removed]>
Paediatrician Dr Andrew Sawczenko says strictly-Orthodox Jews are vulnerable due to over-crowding and having large families, as he urges observance of social distancing.
Jewish News
* Orthodox Jewish leader branded ‘dangerous amateur’ for promoting risky anti-virus drug <[link removed]>
A top medical expert has sharply criticised the founder of the Jewish Community Council of North London for urging the government to back a high-risk drug to treat coronavirus.
Jewish News
* Royal College of GPs’ assisted dying survey reveals even greater shift in opinion
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has released the full, weighted results of its 2019 membership survey on assisted dying, revealing an even greater shift in opinion from its 2013 poll.
Politics Home
* Bishops 'dismayed' at decision to allow home abortion <[link removed]>
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have expressed their shock at an emergency policy to allow "do-it-yourself abortions" during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tablet
* Church minister sues Belfast hotel after it 'calls a halt' to religious event <[link removed]>
A minister is taking legal action against a Belfast hotel after claiming he was told by staff to stop a religious event promoting marriage.
Belfast Telegraph
* Polish Catholic Church liable for sex abuse compensation claims <[link removed]>
Poland's Catholic Church is facing a tidal wave of compensation bills after the country's highest court ruled it is liable for damages for people abused by its priests and religious.
The Irish Times
* Radical evangelist who says gays will burn in 'flames of hell' builds Covid-19 hospital in Central Park <[link removed]>
An anti-gay evangelist who spearheads Samaritan's Purse has erected a 68-bed hospital in New York City's Central Park to assist with an influx of Covid-19 patients — while calling for "Christian" volunteers to join his crusade.
The Independent
** Latest from the NSS
* Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority given to baptised Catholic children for admission to Catholic schools.
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