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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 3 August
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** Secularism in the media
* Catholic bishops raise concerns over Scotland's new hate crime laws - NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
The Scottish Bishops conference has raised concerns over the Scottish Government's new Hate Crime Bill, which they claim could have serious implications for religious freedom.
The Tablet
* SNP MPs 'voted against Westminster hate crime wording' amid calls to overhaul Holyrood proposals <[link removed]>
The Scottish Government has been told to look to the example of a string of SNP politicians who voted against elements of hate crime legislation at Westminster – amid opposition calls to redraw similar proposals being drawn up at Holyrood.
The Herald
* Consultation on Scottish hate crime bill ‘a sham’ <[link removed]>
A consultation on new hate crime laws has been branded a "sham" after all contributors were emailed a "myth-busting" blog designed to bolster support for the controversial policy.
The Times (£)
* 'Scottish Government's illiberal hate crime bill must be sent to the knackers yard' <[link removed]>
When the Scottish Police, the Catholic Church and the Law Society of Scotland get together to condemn the Scottish Government's Hate Crime Bill for endangering freedom of speech, you would think that ministers might be tempted to listen, says Iain Macwhirter.
The Herald
* Revised guidance for RE inspections in Jewish schools to tackle "complete disinterest" <[link removed]>
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is launching revised guidelines for schools' Jewish Studies inspections aiming to tackle "complete disinterest" in the subject.
Jewish News
* Search for victims of priest believed to have abused children in Wales <[link removed]>
Authorities are searching for victims of a multi-millionaire paedophile priest who may be entitled to part of his estate.
Wales Online
* Catholic Church deny support for 'gay cure' therapy amid bid to outlaw practice in Scotland <[link removed]>
The Catholic Church has denied support for conversion therapy as campaigners call on the Scottish Parliament to outlaw the practice.
Edinburgh Live
* Thousands rally in Pakistan in support of killer of American on trial for 'blasphemy' <[link removed]>
Thousands of radical Islamists rallied on Friday in northwestern Pakistan in support of a man who earlier this week walked into a courtroom in the city of Peshawar and gunned down a U.S. citizen on trial for blasphemy.
Yahoo! News
* Animal stunning slowly being accepted by Turkey's halal butchers, say activists <[link removed]>
A campaign for painless killing is starting to win favour with slaughterhouses and religious leaders.
The Guardian
* Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis: Separation of church and state is a 'liberal lie' <[link removed]>
The notion that the United States observes a separation of church and state is a lie, according to President Donald Trump's senior campaign legal adviser.
The Daily Beast
* EU defends decision to reject Polish town twinning grant applications after cities declare themselves LGBTI-free zones
The European Commission has defended its decision to reject town twinning grant applications from six Polish cities after they declared themselves "LGBTI-free" zones."
The Parliament Magazine
* Ikea sued by Poland for firing worker over anti-gay comments <[link removed]>
Polish prosecutors have sued Ikea of Sweden AB after its local unit fired a man over his actions during a gay-pride corporate event, saying the furniture retailer infringed on the employee's 'religious rights'.
BNN Bloomberg
** The latest from the NSS
* Marriage law in England & Wales is discriminatory, High Court rules <[link removed]>
The High Court has ruled that marriage law in England and Wales gives rise to discrimination on religion and belief grounds.
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