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** Secularism in the media
* Orthodox Jewish rabbis tell Boris Johnson ‘no room for compromise’ in rejection of LGBT-inclusive education <[link removed]>
A group of 17 Orthodox rabbis have written to Boris Johnson declaring that they will refuse to compromise on LGBT-inclusive education in Jewish schools.
Pink News
* UK government hasn't banned gay conversion therapy two years after pledge to end practice <[link removed]>
The government has made no moves to ban gay conversion therapy in the UK – almost two years after pledging to "eradicate" it.
The Independent
* Coronavirus: Christian group challenges changes to abortion laws during pandemic <[link removed]>
Christian Concern says the temporary change to UK abortion policy is unlawful and "unsafe for pregnant women".
Sky News
* Roe v Wade: Woman behind US abortion ruling was paid to recant <[link removed]>
Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade, shocked the country in 1995 when she came out against abortion.
BBC
* US foreign aid agency accuses UN of ‘promoting abortion’ <[link removed]>
The US government's foreign aid agency on Monday warned the United Nations to stop "promoting abortion" in its response to the coronavirus pandemic — invoking billions of dollars in US donations.
New York Post
* Worshippers breaking Ramadan fast killed in Afghanistan mosque attack <[link removed]>
At least eight people are dead after gunmen waged a shooting spree at a mosque in central Afghanistan.
The New Daily
* U.S. Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights <[link removed]>
The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trump's administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority.
Reuters
* Two Sikh doctors shaved their beards, a pillar of their religion, to treat Covid-19 patients. <[link removed]>
Their decision has sparked a conversation among Sikhs, especially health care workers, who say there are alternatives to shaving.
CNN
* From TikTok to Jail: Popular Egyptian Influencer Arrested for ‘Violating Family Values’ <[link removed]>
Egypt's Ministry of Interior announced on Friday evening that popular TikTok star Mawada Eladhm had been arrested a day earlier on charges of "violating family principles and values in Egyptian society" and "establishing, managing and using with the aim of committing those crimes".
Egyptian Streets
* Every adult automatically an organ donor by law <[link removed]>
Patients waiting for life-saving transplants have welcomed a "game- changer" law which means that from today people are automatically enrolled as organ donors.
The Times
** Latest from the NSS
* Regulator opens inquiry into charity which has promoted extremism <[link removed]>
The NSS has welcomed the Charity Commission's decision to open an inquiry into a charity over its funding for the channel Peace TV.
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