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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 15 September
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
* Assisted dying proposal could ‘exclude’ religious people from SNP, says councillor <[link removed]>
An SNP councillor has hit out at a party attempt to restart the debate around Scotland's assisted dying laws.
The National
* Ruling that Bible ‘is incompatible with human dignity’ sparks concern from NI Christian quarters
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Evangelical Alliance have both voiced unease about a ruling handed down in an employment tribunal, which appears effectively to condemn belief in the Bible.
News Letter
* Prime minister's freedom of religion or belief envoy resigns <[link removed]>
Rehman Chishti, the prime minister's special envoy on freedom of religion or belief, has resigned in protest at the Internal Market Bill and its implications for the backstop.
The Tablet
* Councillors add voices to concerns over Scots hate crime laws <[link removed]>
Town hall leaders in Scotland fear that controversial new hate crime laws could threaten free speech, a survey has found.
The Scotsman
* ‘Eternal Wall of Prayer’ outside Birmingham gets go-ahead <[link removed]>
An enormous Christian monument, more than twice the size of the Angel of the North, is to be built on the outskirts of Birmingham, fulfilling a vision its instigator says came from God.
The Guardian
* 'Mandatory sex education gives certainty at a difficult time for children' <[link removed]>
Much of the evidence demonstrates that good-quality sex education has a range of positive outcomes, says Lisa Hallgarten.
The Times (£)
* Christian man appeals death sentence in Pakistan <[link removed]>
A Christian man who was sentenced to die under Pakistan's blasphemy laws has filed an appeal in an attempt to have his conviction overturned.
UCA News
* US: Three families sue for tuition for religious schools <[link removed]>
Three families are suing Vermont's education secretary and certain school districts, saying that denying them a state tuition benefit to send their children to religious schools is unconstitutional.
Associated Press
* Indian state uses draconian law to detain those accused of killing cows <[link removed]>
More than half the arrests this year under a tough national security law in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have involved suspects in cases of cow slaughter, data showed. Vigilante attacks on those accused of killing the animal for meat, often people belonging to the Muslim minority, are common.
Reuters
* 'When Covid's in the congregation, it's a more than a church concern' <[link removed]>
All our rights and freedoms are qualified or constrained to some degree by secular law which is superior to religious law, says Tom O'Connor.
Stuff
** In case you missed it...
* NSS urges easyJet to protect sex equality for passengers <[link removed]>
The NSS has written to easyJet after a woman said she was asked to move seats to accommodate other passengers' religious beliefs.
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