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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 27 August
In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.
** Secularism in the media
* Justin Welby could head of citizens’ assembly over Brexit <[link removed]>
It's been reported that plans are in the works for the archbishop of Canterbury to chair a citizens' assembly in efforts to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Premier Christian Radio
* ‘Blasphemy laws are quietly vanishing in liberal democracies’ – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
There is a general liberalising trend on blasphemy laws in liberal democracies. But despite the abolition of outdated laws, a culture of freedom is failing to take hold.
The Economist
* Humanist weddings on the rise in Northern Ireland <[link removed]>
Demand for Humanist wedding ceremonies has risen dramatically since they were legally recognised in Northern Ireland a year ago.
BBC
* Anti-LGBT+ ‘conversion therapy’ occurs worldwide, new study reveals <[link removed]>
A new report paints a chilling picture of how 'conversion therapy' – attempts to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity – occurs in at least 80 countries worldwide.
openDemocracy
* ‘We must not introduce new blasphemy laws’ <[link removed]>
Emma Webb says the clampdown on 'Islamophobia' poses a grave threat to free speech.
Spiked Online
* FGM advertised on social media for as little as US$10 in Indonesia <[link removed]>
A Facebook advertisement in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province is encouraging people to bring their daughters to "mass circumcision" for $10.
ABC News
* Judge expected to rule on Missouri’s strict new abortion law today <[link removed]>
A federal judge will today issue a ruling to determine whether the US state of Missouri's new law banning abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy would take effect as scheduled this week.
Los Angeles Times
* Bangladesh rules women need not say if virgins on marriage certificates <[link removed]>
Bangladesh's top court has ruled that women need no longer declare if they are virgins on marriage certificates after a five-year legal battle by women's rights groups trying to protect women's privacy and potential humiliation.
Reuters
* Antisemitic beliefs spreading among evangelical Christians in America <[link removed]>
With a president who levels accusations about Jews and who encourages his fans to mistrust the mainstream media, a growing number of US evangelicals are finding anti-Jewish beliefs online.
The Independent
* Israel’s Supreme Court bars two ‘far-right’ candidates from running for Knesset <[link removed]>
Two top candidates of the far-right Jewish Power party cannot run in Israel's national elections next month, the nation's Supreme Court has ruled.
Jewish News
* New Zealand’s PM dons hijab as she fronts Islamic Women's Council national conference <[link removed]>
Jacinda Ardern wore a hijab as she addressed involving Muslim women in politics at a conference.
NZ Herald
** In case you missed it: from the NSS
* Jewish school may severely restrict families’ IT use, says DfE <[link removed]>
The government has said it will not prevent a Jewish school from severely restricting families' IT use after the NSS raised concerns.
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