Trouble reading this email? View newsletter in your browser

National Secular Society

secularism.org.uk

Challenging Religious Privilege

Donate

Join us

Your daily media briefing - Thursday 11 July

  

In the Media, 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

 

Christianity gives way to atheism in Britain, survey suggests - NSS quoted

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

 

Muslim parents urge Newham school not to 'encourage gay relationships'

Muslim parents met Little Ilford's managers on Thursday to share their concerns about relationships and sex education plans.

Newham Recorder

 

Acceptance of same-sex relationships in Britain drops for first time in nearly 40 years

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

 

'The Birmingham schools gay relationships row: the government must take a stand'

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

 

Archbishop: church 'shabby and shambolic' in abuse case

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

 

Hindu body wins contest to sponsor Bishop's Stortford North's three new schools

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

 

Top Labour figures 'interfered' in anti-Semitism disputes

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

 

Pendle Council caught up in trainers 'blasphemy' row

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

 

'Parliament’s challenge to Northern Ireland’s abortion law is long overdue'

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

 

Ireland: Anti-abortion protest at maternity hospital condemned by Health Minister

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

 

Jai Shri Ram: The Hindu chant that became a murder cry

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

 

Just 12% of Brits are affiliated to C of E, major survey reveals

The NSS has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role amid a significant decline in affiliation to the Church of England.

  

Viewing this online?

If you're viewing this online and would like to receive the daily media briefing straight to your inbox, click subscribe.

  

While you're here

Please support our work so we can make the case for a fairer secular democracy for all.

  

Disclaimer: Links are provided to external websites for information and in the interests of free exchange. We do not accept any responsibility for the content of those sites, nor does a link indicate approval or imply endorsement of those sites.

  
Unsubscribe from this list (In the media) | Opt out of all emails | Update your details

National Secular Society
25 Red Lion Square
LONDON, WC1R 4RL
United Kingdom
| Your contact ID 168455