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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 6 May

  

In the Media 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 and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

Atheists launch #FreeMubarakBala to help Nigerian activist accused of blasphemy

There's been a remarkable show of support for endangered Nigerian Humanist Mubarak Bala online, with people asking where they can make donations and how they can help.

The Friendly Atheist (Patheos)

 

Alliance criticises religious background question in 2021 census in NI

Next year's census unnecessarily entails a "ridiculous" headcount of Protestants and Catholics, Alliance has said, as it objected to proposals set out yesterday.

News Letter

 

Ofsted head answers criticism over handling of censorious Orthodox Jewish school

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has written to the Jewish Chronicle to deny that she publicly humiliated a strictly Orthodox school.

The Jewish Chronicle

 

MSP criticises Scottish hate crime bill

Hate crime laws being proposed in Scotland would trigger a "full-frontal assault on free speech", a senior politician has claimed.

The Times (£)

 

‘It’s always worse than you realised’

A woman who was driven out of a Chasidic Jewish community for going against its rules reflects on the Netfix series Unorthodox.

Jewish News

 

Scottish anti-abortion student group investigated, but no action taken

After complaints that a pro-life event held by the Aberdeen Life Ethics Society violated a 'safe space policy', an investigation has resulted in no action being taken against the 'pro-life' group.

Catholic News Agency

 

Australian 'healing church' defends bleach sales after US coronavirus cure claims

Representatives of an international group that calls itself a "healing church" and promotes industrial bleach as a cure for coronavirus say they should be allowed to continue selling the potentially toxic "miracle" solution in Australia on religious freedom grounds.

The Guardian

 

Report finds nonreligious people face stigma and discrimination in the US

A new study has found that nonreligious people in the US face discrimination and stigma, conceal their nonreligious identities, and largely see themselves as atheists and humanists.

Religion News Service

 

‘Files suggest wartime pope was more sinner than saint’

Who knows how many Jews could have been saved had the pope made a public intervention?

Jewish News

 

Former Canberra journalist who threatened to behead Christians walks free

A man who threatened to behead Christians on his front lawn in retaliation for the Christchurch massacre has walked free from court with a suspended sentence.

ABC News Australia

  

Latest from the NSS

 

Welsh faith schools will have to offer reformed syllabus on religion

Wales's faith schools will have to offer a non-denominational religion, values and ethics syllabus if parents request it under new plans.

  

Blog

 

The problem with opening churches too early in NI

Northern Ireland's minister of agriculture has called for churches across NI to reopen following a graduated easing of lockdown restrictions. But this shouldn't be a priority.

Slugger O'Toole

  

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