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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 27 May
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
* Church of England bishops receive death threats over Dominic Cummings comments <[link removed]>
Several British bishops have received death threats after they criticised the government on Twitter for its handling of the Dominic Cummings debacle.
The Independent
* ‘The established status of the church is long overdue a review’ <[link removed]>
A church treasurer calls for a review of the Church of England's status in light of bishops' interventions in the Dominic Cummings saga.
The Times (£)
* Mosque's plan to broadcast call to prayer faces 18,000-strong petition <[link removed]>
Harrow's main mosque wants to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer across town from loudspeakers on its roof, but the plan is already dividing opinions.
MyLondon
* Muslim group Cage’s apocalyptic online ads are banned <[link removed]>
A Muslim campaign group that describes coronavirus as a punishment from god has been banned from running its advertisements on Facebook.
The Times (£)
* ‘Police: charge or release Mubarak Bala’ <[link removed]>
Justice is not served when the Nigerian police hold Mubarak Bala – who faces possible punishment for blasphemy – incommunicado, says Leo Igwe.
Sahara Reporters
* Brother-in-law of blasphemy accused Asia Bibi murdered in Pakistan <[link removed]>
The brother-in-law of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years in jail on blasphemy charges, was killed in Sheikhupura city of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday.
NDTV
* Man jailed for three years for ‘barbaric’ circumcision without anaesthetic in Ireland
A 55-year-old man has been jailed for three years for carrying out a "barbaric" circumcision without anaesthetic on a 10-month-old boy.
The Irish Times
* Father convicted of FGM of daughter to appeal his sentence in Ireland <[link removed]>
A father convicted of allowing female genital mutilation to be carried out on his daughter, in the first case of its kind in the nation's history, is to appeal his conviction and sentence.
TheJournal.ie
* Costa Rica: First same-sex weddings held despite pandemic <[link removed]>
Predominantly Catholic Costa Rica has become the first Central American nation to make same-sex marriage legal.
DW
* Coronavirus cluster traced to German church <[link removed]>
Places of worship in Germany opened their doors again at the start of May. But now a new Covid-19 cluster has been linked to one religious service.
DW
** Watch: from the NSS
* NSS urges support for Conway Hall <[link removed]>
The coronavirus outbreak has hit Conway Hall hard – and now it needs help to survive. Our CEO Stephen Evans explains why it's a very special venue for us, and urges our supporters to donate to its #DoorsOpen campaign.
** In case you missed it: from the NSS
* Schools won’t compromise on relationships education, rabbis tell PM <[link removed]>
Seventeen rabbis have said Charedi Jewish schools won't compromise with government requirements to teach about same-sex couples.
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