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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 2 July
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
* Humza Yousaf denies claims over hate crime law threshold after he misspoke in Holyrood <[link removed]>
Scotland's Justice Secretary has been accused of "undermining" free speech after he misspoke when setting out the legal threshold for new hate crime law proposals. The NSS pointed out the misrepresentation and said it highlights the need for the Scottish government to rethink its plans.
The Herald
* Supreme Court hears case against Charedi Jewish housing society <[link removed]>
The country's highest court has been asked to decide whether a Charedi Jewish housing group in Stamford Hill has the right to cater only for strictly observant Jews.
The JC
* Local representatives condemn ‘homophobic’ Christian literature <[link removed]>
Two local representatives have condemned recent literature posted through doors in Magherafelt by Mid Ulster Christian Helpline and Publications.
Derry Now
* Jewish deaths in UK more than double amid pandemic, data shows <[link removed]>
Jewish burials in the UK between March and May were more than double the number recorded in the same period last year, revealing the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on the community.
The Guardian
* 'Church Commissioners will be praying for retail recovery' <[link removed]>
Extensive property holdings in Church's £8.7bn investment fund have taken a hit from the pandemic.
The Telegraph
* 'Bill will criminalise those who challenge the Church of Woke' <[link removed]>
Lois McLatchie says although the Scottish hate crime bill purports to abolish Scotland's defunct "blasphemy law", it will silence legitimate discussions on other issues.
The Times (£)
* California state sues Cisco for caste-based workplace bias <[link removed]>
The US state of California on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Cisco System Inc for alleged caste-based workplace discrimination against an Indian American employee, who was described as a "Dalit" in the filing.
Hindustan Times
* US Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs <[link removed]>
America´s nightclubs are largely closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that isn't stopping an interfaith coalition from launching a campaign to stop what organisers call the "disrespectful" use of sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor.
Mail Online / Associated Press
* ‘World can’t remain silent in face of unfolding atrocities’ of Uighurs <[link removed]>
Politicians around the world have called for a United Nations probe into a Chinese government birth control campaign targeting largely Muslim minorities in the far western region of Xinjiang.
The London Economic
* 'Conflating face masks with burqas is an an act of cultural assassination' <[link removed]>
Unlike face masks worn to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the niqab and burqa are far from safeguarding women say Marieme Helie Lucas and Maryam Namazie.
sister-hood
** NEW: NSS podcast
* Ep 29: Scotland’s new blasphemy law? <[link removed]>
In this episode, Emma Park is joined by Neil Barber and Stephen Evans to discuss the hate crime bill currently under consideration by the Scottish Parliament. They argue that the bill is likely to make it all too easy to shut down valid debate about religion.
** Latest blog from the NSS
* We must protect pupils’ educational rights where schools consistently fail <[link removed]>
As the NSS raises concerns for the human rights of pupils in failing schools, Stephen Evans argues that cultural sensitivity can't be allowed to undermine children's fundamental right to a quality education.
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