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Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 30 June

  

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

 

NSS: Greek mandatory declaration of religion is human rights violation

A mandatory declaration of religion on Greek birth certificates is being challenged by the National Secular Society as a breach of human rights. NSS CEO Stephen Evans is quoted.

News Intervention

 

Next Archbishop of York apologises over safeguarding lapse

The next Archbishop of York has apologised for not properly reporting allegations of domestic abuse made against a parish priest a decade ago.

BBC

 

US: Supreme court strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law

The US supreme court has upheld a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion in the most-watched abortion case in decades.

The Guardian

 

New research calls for relaxation of abortion care laws in Britain and the USA

Experts from The University of Manchester and The University of Bristol are calling for permanent laws allowing so-called 'pills by post' abortion services to be enacted in Great Britain and the USA, in order to address barriers to care highlighted by the coronavirus crisis.

The University of Manchester

 

'Reconciliation above all'

The former chair of the Community Relations Council calls for integrated education in Northern Ireland.

Slugger O'Toole

 

US: Judge blocks 25% capacity rule for religious services in NY

A federal judge on Friday blocked New York state from enforcing coronavirus restrictions limiting indoor religious gatherings to 25% capacity when other types of gatherings are limited to 50%.

Yahoo! News/Associated Press

 

US: Muslim man terminated after asking for prayer breaks, complaint says

A Muslim man who says he was terminated from his job in Indianapolis last year after asking his employer to allow him to pray five times a day is accusing two companies of religious discrimination.

Indy Star

 

'The separation of church and state is breaking down under Trump

"Religious groups are getting special treatment from the government's pandemic-relief efforts."

The Atlantic

 

Gabon votes to reverse ban on homosexuality

Gabon's Senate voted on Monday to decriminalise homosexuality, a landmark result that makes the country one of the few in Africa to reverse a ban on same-sex relationships.

Reuters

 

Pandemic sees rise in attacks against India's lowest caste

Throughout history, Dalits have been subject to violence from higher-caste Hindus but the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has seen the number of attacks surge.

The Telegraph

  

In case you missed it...

 

Mandatory declaration of religion breaches human rights, says NSS

The NSS has challenged a requirement that parents in Greece must declare their religion on children's birth certificates.

  

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