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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 8 July

  

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

 

Sunderland Christian foster service 'must allow gay carers'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

'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"'

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

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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