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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 10 August
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
* 'Overhaul of hate crime legislation is a threat to freedom of expression in Scotland' - NSS quoted
The hate crime bill risks creating a situation in which offending becomes an offence, says James Somerville-Meikle. NSS chief executive Stephen Evans is quoted.
Conservative Home
* Religious cult member jailed for raping two girls <[link removed]>
A member of a religious cult has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years after admitting repeatedly raping two girls almost three decades ago.
STV News
* Child abuser jailed more than 30 years after Jehovah's Witness elders 'covered up' his crimes <[link removed]>
Mark Longshaw has finally been jailed for inappropriately touching two children - more than three decades after his crimes were 'brushed under the carpet' by Jehovah's Witness elders.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
* 'Women who say they were abused in the Jehovah's Witnesses tell their stories' <[link removed]>
"Sian's story is one of hundreds that have come to light in recent years, prompting concerns of prevalent sex abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses."
Wales Online
* Muslims falsely blamed for COVID-19 spread as hate crimes increase <[link removed]>
The far-right has used the virus to sow racial and religious division within society by blaming ethnic minorities, Muslims in particular, for the spread of COVID-19.
Newsweek
* Salman Rushdie appeals to Twitter over fake anti-Muslim tweet <[link removed]>
Salman Rushdie has asked Twitter to remove a post with an anti-Muslim quote that he claims has been falsely attributed to him, after it circulated alongside a photo of the author's face this week.
MSN
* 'How a primary headteacher faced down anti-LGBT protesters outside the school gates' <[link removed]>
Anderton Park Primary in Birmingham was targeted by protesters, angry at the message of equality and tolerance that was being taught to pupils.
The Mirror
* Italy approves outpatient use for abortion pill <[link removed]>
Women in Italy can now use the abortion pill on an outpatient basis rather than be hospitalised to terminate a pregnancy.
Yahoo!/Associated Press
* Protesters decry government's anti-LGBT attitudes in Poland <[link removed]>
Demonstrators turned out in Warsaw and other Polish cities Saturday to protest anti-LGBT attitudes promoted by the government as well as the detention of pro-LGBT protesters.
Yahoo! News
* Arizona prisons are replacing kosher and halal meals with vegan food <[link removed]>
Jewish and Muslim prisoners who'd previously been receiving special diets to accommodate their religious needs are being served a meatless dish starting this month that one prisoner says violates his constitutional rights.
Phoenix New Times
* 'A true secular government' <[link removed]>
"Thomas Jefferson believed that the First Amendment should build a wall of separation between church and state, but voters generally consider a person of faith to be more trustworthy and morally superior. In other words, we are secretly giving the church and its followers the power to influence our secular government."
Daily Nexus
* Koranic rock song ignites debate over secularism in Azerbaijan <[link removed]>
The song used verses from the Koran, resulting in death threats from some religious Azerbaijanis.
Eurasianet
** The latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Council urged to tackle discriminatory school admissions in review <[link removed]>
Liverpool City Council has been urged to consider the impact of discriminatory admissions policies in faith schools in an upcoming review.
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