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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 4 September
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
* Boris Johnson delays proposed snap election by a day because of clash with Jewish holiday <[link removed]>
The prime minister has delayed the proposed date of his snap election by a day because the original 14 October date clashes with a Jewish holiday.
The Sun
* Justin Welby makes more comments on Brexit <[link removed]>
The archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for telling Remainers to "stop whingeing" about the EU referendum result and further outlined his views on Brexit.
The Times (£)
* Orthodox Jewish vaccination rates now seven times below average <[link removed]>
Sharp drops in vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella in five-year olds have been recorded in London boroughs with large Orthodox Jewish populations.
Jewish News
* No-fault divorce and heterosexual civil partnerships under threat, says senior judge <[link removed]>
The suspension of parliament could threaten legislation designed to allow divorce without fault and heterosexual couples to enter civil partnerships, a senior family law judge has warned.
The Times (£)
* Church of England school opens in Wiltshire <[link removed]>
The Deanery Church of England Academy, a secondary school in the Wichelstowe area of Swindon, opens its doors to children today.
Swindon Advertiser
* White supremacist behind ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ jailed for 12 years <[link removed]>
A white supremacist behind the "Punish a Muslim Day" campaign has been jailed for 12 and a half years.
The Independent
* Council in Birmingham investigates claims that pharmacy was 'being used as a mosque' <[link removed]>
An investigation has been launched after residents in Birmingham claimed a mosque has been operating from their local pharmacy.
Birmingham Live
* Harry Potter books banned at US Catholic school after pastor claims they contain ‘real’ curses and spells <[link removed]>
A school in Tennessee has banned the Harry Potter books after its pastor claimed they contain real curses and spells.
The Sun
** In case you missed it: NSS quoted
* Blasphemy laws are quietly vanishing in liberal democracies <[link removed]>
Erasmus blog, for The Economist
Despite the abolition of blasphemy laws, a culture of free speech on religion is failing to take hold. Within this piece NSS chief executive Stephen Evans warns against the tendency to see free speech as a necessary evil rather than a good in its own right.
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