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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 9 July
In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.
** Secularism in the media
* LGBT-inclusive teaching row: MPs call for more support for schools <[link removed]>
Over 50 MPs have written to the education secretary, urging the government to give stronger backing to schools on teaching about same-sex relationships.
BBC
* Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson back report into protection of Christians <[link removed]>
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt and his rival for the Conservative party leadership Boris Johnson have signalled their support for a report calling for the UK to adopt a definition of anti-Christian discrimination.
BBC
* Muslim Council of Britain calls for ‘fairer’ media coverage of Muslims and Islam at event in parliament <[link removed]>
The Muslim Council of Britain has claimed there is "a serious problem" with the way the UK media reports on Islam and Muslims as it prepares to launch a report in parliament.
BBC
* Students at Christian college get more funds than state equivalents – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Divinity students at a private Christian institution receive one third more government money than attendees of state-funded colleges, the Scottish government has revealed. The NSS has described this as poor value for money for the taxpayer.
The Times (£)
* ‘“Americanised” anti-abortion protests are on the rise in the UK. But a fight back has begun’ <[link removed]>
Amy Woodyatt looks at the rise of anti-abortion protests in the UK, and the 'Sister Supporter' movement which has formed to resist them.
CNN
* Vatican waives immunity for France envoy accused of sexual assault <[link removed]>
The Vatican has reportedly waived immunity for its envoy to France, who is under investigation for sexual assault.
CNN
* Lancashire charity reprimanded over using cash to build mosque <[link removed]>
A charity has been given an official warning by regulators over its financial management including diverting cash to help pay for the building of a new £1.3m mosque.
Lancashire Telegraph
* Supermarket sacks man for sharing comic sketch mocking religion – NSS extensively quoted <[link removed]>
The supermarket chain Asda has sacked a man for sharing a sketch of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking religions including Christianity and Islam on social media.
Patheos
* Father's High Court campaign to allow him to die at home with dignity <[link removed]>
An interview with Phil Newby, who has launched an attempt to change the law on assisted dying.
Evening Standard
* ‘Keeping church and state separate does not stifle religious freedom’ <[link removed]>
Ryan Jayne says the current US administration pandering to an ultraconservative evangelical political agenda and it should learn from the more secular approach of the Canadian government.
Patheos
* ‘The Guardian view on religious liberty: the freedom to be wrong’ <[link removed]>
This editorial says freedom of speech means nothing if it is not also the freedom to be egregiously wrong.
The Guardian
* China denies Muslim separation campaign in Xinjiang <[link removed]>
China's ambassador to the UK has denied that Muslim children in western Xinjiang are being systematically separated from their parents.
BBC
** Latest from the NSS
* BBC dilutes protections for religious ideas after NSS lobbying <[link removed]>
New BBC guidelines have watered down some protections for religious ideas but still place a premium on depictions of Muhammad.
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