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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 10 July
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** Secularism in the media
* Campaigners welcome government commitment to allow religious same-sex marriage in NI
Marriage equality campaigners have welcomed an announcement by the UK Government that it will introduce law changes next week to allow same-sex couples in Northern Ireland to have religious wedding ceremonies.
Belfast Telegraph
* Christian group kicked out of village after trying to recruit Pride goers into 'conversion therapy' <[link removed]>
The Bethel Christian Assembly, an independent church, had been based at Shalford Village Hall near Guildford in Surrey, south England.
Pink News
* Council set to pay out over £1m to ensure 'troubled' Catholic school can join academy <[link removed]>
Warwickshire County Council is set to pay out more than £1m to ensure that a troubled Catholic school in Leamington can become part of an academy run by the Birmingham Archdiocese.
The Courier
* Islamist lockdown plot foiled by police in joint armed raids <[link removed]>
Armed police have foiled an lslamist lockdown terror plot after carrying out raids on addresses in east London and Leicester.
The Telegraph
* Bishop of Truro to chair new Freedom of Religion and Belief Forum <[link removed]>
The Forum, which is still gathering representation from civil-society organisations, NGOs, academic organisations, and the Government, will be launched in September.
Church Times
* US imposes sanctions on senior Chinese officials over Uighur abuses <[link removed]>
The United States has imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist party, including a member of the ruling politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities in the western part of the country.
The Guardian
* US: Supreme Court ruling on birth control has some 'terrified' about potential harm to women <[link removed]>
Reproductive rights advocates fear the ruling will disproportionately impact marginalized students who already have trouble obtaining contraceptive care.
NBC News
* 'Supreme Court hands victory to school voucher lobby – will religious minorities, nonbelievers and state autonomy lose out?'
The Supreme Court's recent decision that Montana cannot exclude donations that go to religious schools from a small tax credit program could have consequences felt far beyond the state.
The Conversation
* Instagram to block LGBT 'conversion therapy' services <[link removed]>
Instagram will block the promotion of "conversion therapy", which tries to change a person's sexuality or gender identity.
BBC
* Thai cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions <[link removed]>
Thailand's cabinet approved a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples.
Reuters
** NSS Opinion
* It’s time for one marriage law for all <[link removed]>
A new High Court challenge to get humanist marriages legally recognised in England and Wales gives us an opportunity to consider how to reform our marriage laws for greater simplicity, equality and freedom, says Megan Manson.
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