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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 8 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
* Sunderland Christian foster service 'must allow gay carers' <[link removed]>
An evangelical Christian fostering service must allow gay parents to sign up as carers, a judge has ruled.
BBC
* Only 1 in 5 Christian parents think church should have big role in children's mental wellbeing <[link removed]>
A new study has found that only one in five Christian parents believe churches have a major responsibility to protect the mental health and wellbeing of their children.
Premier Christian News
* Religious leaders issue joint statement ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban <[link removed]>
Senior Jewish and Muslim leaders this week issued a joint plea ahead of a European Court of Justice hearing into the legality of a Belgian ban on religious slaughter.
Jewish News
* Catholic Church donations in Ireland plummet by 80 per cent during pandemic <[link removed]>
The Archdiocese of Dublin recently announced that church donations have fallen by up to 80 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic and that priests have had to agree a 25 per cent cut in their personal allowance.
Catholic Herald (£)
* Church Of England should join reparation talks, says Caribbean Reparations Commission <[link removed]>
A representative from the Caribbean Reparations Commission said it is time for the Church of England to join the discussion on reparations.
Tribune 242
* New Zealand: Movement against bible study in schools ramps up with court action and petition <[link removed]>
A new petition calling for an end to religious instruction in primary schools is part of a renewed campaign to make state schooling truly secular.
The Spinoff
* India: Secularism chapter scrapped from political science curriculum <[link removed]>
India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has "completely deleted" a chapter on secularism from the political science curriculum of Class 11 for the academic year 2020-21.
The Indian Express
* 'Islamic State terrorist propaganda is going viral on Facebook' <[link removed]>
'A small army of pro-terrorism accounts has polluted Facebook with dangerous propaganda'.
Wired
* 'How the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster became "world's fastest growing religion"' <[link removed]>
While other filmmakers may have been tempted to approach Pastafarianism through a quirkier lens, Michael Arthur offers a more serious look.
Yahoo! Movies
** News from the NS
* Hate crime bill threatens free speech on religion, NSS tells minister <[link removed]>
The NSS and Edinburgh Secular Society have warned the Scottish government that its hate crime bill threatens free speech on religion.
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