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YOUR DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING - THURSDAY 11 JULY
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SECULARISM IN THE MEDIA
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CHRISTIANITY GIVES WAY TO ATHEISM IN BRITAIN, SURVEY SUGGESTS - NSS QUOTED
[6]
There has been a "dramatic decline" in Britain's Christian identity over
the last 35 years – with a "substantial increase" in atheism, a
state-of-the-nation survey has suggested.
ITV News
[7]
MUSLIM PARENTS URGE NEWHAM SCHOOL NOT TO 'ENCOURAGE GAY
RELATIONSHIPS' [7]
Muslim parents met Little Ilford's managers on Thursday to share their
concerns about relationships and sex education plans.
Newham Recorder
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ACCEPTANCE OF SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS IN BRITAIN DROPS FOR FIRST TIME IN
NEARLY 40 YEARS [8]
Acceptance of same-sex relationships in Britain has dropped for the first
time since the height of the AIDS epidemic amid a 'marked divide' between
religious and non-religious people.
Mail Online
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'THE BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS GAY RELATIONSHIPS ROW: THE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE
A STAND' [9]
We must ensure that children raised by same-sex couples are in a safe and
supportive environment in state institutions, says Rachel Wolf.
Conservative Home
[10]
ARCHBISHOP: CHURCH 'SHABBY AND SHAMBOLIC' IN ABUSE CASE [11]
The archbishop of York has admitted the Church of England's treatment of a
vicar who was raped as a teenager by another cleric was "shabby and
shambolic" but denied he had made personal mistakes in the case.
The Guardian
[12]
HINDU BODY WINS CONTEST TO SPONSOR BISHOP'S STORTFORD NORTH'S THREE
NEW SCHOOLS [12]
A Hindu faith organisation has beaten a bid from the Herts and Essex High
School to run the new secondary school and two new primaries at Bishop's
Stortford North.
Bishop's Stortford Independent
[13]
TOP LABOUR FIGURES 'INTERFERED' IN ANTI-SEMITISM DISPUTES [13]
Senior Labour figures have interfered in the disciplinary process of
dealing with accusations of anti-Semitism, ex-party officials have told the
BBC's Panorama.
BBC News
[14]
PENDLE COUNCIL CAUGHT UP IN TRAINERS 'BLASPHEMY' ROW [14]
A UKIP official has strongly criticised Pendle Council for considering a
resolution condemning Nike over its production of trainers that many
Muslims have condemned as blasphemous.
Lancashire Telegraph
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'PARLIAMENT’S CHALLENGE TO NORTHERN IRELAND’S ABORTION LAW IS LONG
OVERDUE' [15]
MPs have finally voted to extend abortion rights to women in Northern
Ireland. That it has taken so long is shameful, says Zoe Williams.
The Guardian
[16]
IRELAND: ANTI-ABORTION PROTEST AT MATERNITY HOSPITAL CONDEMNED BY HEALTH
MINISTER [16]
A protest by an anti-abortion group in which three small baby-sized coffins
were placed on the ground outside the National Maternity Hospital in Holles
St has been condemned as "grossly insensitive" by Health Minister Simon
Harris.
Independent.ie
[17]
JAI SHRI RAM: THE HINDU CHANT THAT BECAME A MURDER CRY [17]
In many parts of India, Hindus often invoke the popular god Ram's name as a
greeting. But in recent years, Hindu lynch mobs have turned Ram's name into
a murder cry, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi.
BBC News
LATEST FROM THE NSS
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JUST 12% OF BRITS ARE AFFILIATED TO C OF E, MAJOR SURVEY REVEALS [18]
The NSS has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role amid a
significant decline in affiliation to the Church of England.
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