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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 17 April
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 <[link removed]> and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts <[link removed]> on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* Poland lawmakers defer final vote on divisive abortion bill <[link removed]>
Polish lawmakers on Thursday postponed a final decision on controversial proposals to impose a near-total ban on abortion and criminalize school sex education in the predominantly Catholic country.
Mail Online
* German bishops criticise decision to maintain church service ban <[link removed]>
Germany's Catholic bishops' have voiced disappointment at Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision not to lift the ban on public church services.
Catholic Herald
* Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws
Today, about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have at least "some" influence on U.S. laws, including nearly a quarter (23%) who say it should have "a great deal" of influence.
Pew Research Center
* Netflix slammed as ‘Islam’s enemy’ over rumours of gay character in Turkish teen drama <[link removed]>
New Turkish drama Love 101 unleashed a torrent of fury over unconfirmed rumours that it will feature a gay character.
Pink News
* Jewish News and Jewish Chronicle merger planned <[link removed]>
The Kessler Foundation, owner of the Jewish Chronicle, has submitted an offer to the proposed liquidators of both the Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News for the assets of both titles.
Jewish News
* Opportunity or threat? How Islamic extremists are reacting to coronavirus <[link removed]>
Groups such as Isis plan to exploit pandemic, but even it has acknowledged danger posed by virus.
The Guardian
* 'As coronavirus spreads around the world, so too do the quack cures' <[link removed]>
Politicians, faith leaders and other authority figures have been touting dubious remedies.
The Guardian
* 'In Modi's India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus'
The coronavirus has also exacerbated festering divisions between the country's Hindus and its sizable Muslim minority, many of whom have seen their livelihoods threatened by the establishment of quarantine zones.
Reuters
* 'Like Esty in Unorthodox, I left my Chasidic community. This is what the show doesn't tell you' <[link removed]>
'The process is a lot messier than the series would have you think.'
The Independent
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* Ep 23: The NSS at the UN - interview with Josephine Macintosh <[link removed]>
In this week's episode, Emma Park speaks to Josephine Macintosh, a solicitor and vice president of the NSS, about her work representing the NSS at the United Nations.
Josephine discusses her recent presentations on behalf of the NSS at the UN Human Rights Council. She also talks about the constraints that the coronavirus is likely to place on the UN's human rights work.
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