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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 20 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

 

Orthodox Jewish rabbis tell Boris Johnson ‘no room for compromise’ in rejection of LGBT-inclusive education

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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.

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’

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 [websites and social media accounts] with the aim of committing those crimes".

Egyptian Streets

 

Every adult automatically an organ donor by law

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

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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