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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 7 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
* Religious services ban in England may have been illegal, judge rules <[link removed]>
Banning religious services may have been illegal but other restrictions imposed by the government in England during the coronavirus lockdown were legitimate, a high court judge has ruled.
The Guardian
* Home abortion rules relaxed during pandemic could be made permanent, minister says <[link removed]>
An emergency relaxation of abortion rules to allow women to take pills at home during the coronavirus pandemic could be made permanent, according to the Government.
Evening Standard
* Former senior PSNI officer to lead working group on clerical child abuse <[link removed]>
A former senior Police Service of Northern Ireland officer is to lead a Stormont-ordered investigation into clerical child abuse and mother and baby homes.
Belfast Telegraph
* Aldershot vicar 'devastated' by bishop's racial stereotypes <[link removed]>
The Reverend Alwyn Pereira, vicar of Aldershot Parish Church, Hampshire, found comments by the former Bishop of Bristol Mike Hill in a church file.
BBC
* 'It is possible to be a secular Muslim' <[link removed]>
"I personally know dozens of Muslims who exist in this in-between space, but don't publicly acknowledge it for fear of reprisal from their family or community."
iNews
* Faith leaders call to keep EU's religious freedom envoy <[link removed]>
Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives have criticised the European Union's decision to drop its special envoy for religious freedom.
Deutsche Welle
* Uighur exiles push for court case accusing China of genocide <[link removed]>
The complaint at the International Criminal Court is the first of its kind to challenge Beijing on its crackdown on Muslims, but China does not accept the court's jurisdiction.
The New York Times (£)
* Philippine president signs widely opposed anti-terror law <[link removed]>
The Philippine president on Friday signed a widely opposed anti-terror law which critics fear could be used against human rights defenders and to muzzle dissent.
AP News
* Shein apologises for selling Muslim prayer mats as 'Greek carpets' <[link removed]>
The mats sold were labelled as "frilled Greek carpets" and had pictures of the Kabaa on them.
BBC
* 'A difficult conversation with her family led to a better death for my patient' <[link removed]>
"Helping grieving relatives reach a difficult decision without hectoring or judging is a fine art".
The Guardian
** News from the NS
* NSS urges ministers to reject Catholic leaders’ pleading over RE <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to reject objections from Catholic leaders to plans to reform RE.
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