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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 17 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
* Yousaf promises Holyrood statement on Hate Crime Bill amid signs of retreat <[link removed]>
Humza Yousaf has signalled a retreat on the SNP's Hate Crime Bill, saying he plans to update Holyrood through a special ministerial statement.
The Herald
* 'Is the Scottish Parliament out of touch with public opinion?' <[link removed]>
"If you think freedom of speech is an 'important right' you are in the majority. A poll, published in the same week the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill was discussed in Holyrood, revealed that 87% share that view."
Evening Telegraph
* Christian charity which focuses on 'unwanted gay desires' gets backing from online petition <[link removed]>
More than 66,000 online signatures have been added to a petition defending the charity Core Issues Trust, amid a campaign by activists opposed to "gay conversion therapy".
News Letter
* Religious leaders plead with PM to ban 'conversion therapy' <[link removed]>
Religious leaders in the UK and Ireland have called on Boris Johnson to "urgently" ban 'conversion therapy' in an open letter.
Pink News
* US: Federal court injunction prohibits Tennessee school district from pushing religion on students <[link removed]>
A federal court has filed an injunction prohibiting a Tennessee school district from imposing religion on students.
FOX 17
* US: State House votes to bar shutting down churches in disasters <[link removed]>
The Pennsylvania House on Tuesday passed a bill that would prevent governors from applying their disease control powers to shut down gatherings at churches or other houses of worship.
Associated Press
* Circumcision is a racist experiment on black boys, says study <[link removed]>
A study has dismissed World Health Organisation-recommended campaigns to circumcise millions of African boys and men to reduce HIV transmission as systemic racism and 'neo-colonialism' rather than sound scientific research.
Bulawayo24
* Vatican extends deal with China on bishop appointments despite religious freedom concerns <[link removed]>
The Vatican has signed off on a two-year extension to a deal made with Beijing on the appointment of bishops.
Premier Christian News
* Barbados pledges same-sex marriage vote, but supporters doubt reform <[link removed]>
The island nation of Barbados has pledged to put same-sex marriage to a public vote, but campaigners said on Wednesday they were wary about any hope of major reform in a nation that still has laws punishing sex between men on its books.
Reuters
* 'Je Suis Charlie and the legacy of jihadism' <[link removed]>
Jihadism is not leaving anytime soon, and we need to understand it so we can better fight it, says David Patrikarakos.
The Spectator
** New NSS podcast
* Ep 34: Freedom and fairness in marriage law <[link removed]>
In this episode, Emma Park speaks to Stephen Evans and Megan Manson from the NSS team about marriage law reform in England and Wales.
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Note: Yesterday's media briefing suggested a proposed assisted dying bill had been tabled in Northern Ireland. It was instead tabled in the Republic of Ireland.
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