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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 6 October

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

* GP who performed illegal circumcision fined <[link removed]>

A Leytonstone GP who performed an illegal circumcision has been fined £4,000 after a four-week-old baby was admitted to hospital following the procedure.

East London & West Sussex Guardian

* DUP councillor praises UVF member who said Catholics should be burnt to death

A DUP councillor has been criticised by his own party after he supported a murdered Ulster Volunteer Force member who described Catholics as "fenian scum" and said they should be incinerated.

Irish News

* Police apply for injunction against Christian preacher in Somerset <[link removed]>

Avon and Somerset Police have applied to the High Court for an injunction against a Christian preacher, arguing his behaviour could cause "significant risk or harm to others".

Premier Christian News

* Brother of Brit killed by ISIS warns radicalisation is rising in lockdown <[link removed]>

Mike Haines, brother of aid worker David who was beheaded by Islamic State in 2014, has said online grooming is getting worse since the start of lockdown.

The Mirror

* British children groomed by far-right video games showing Muslims being beheaded <[link removed]>

Recent games distributed across UK include ones that show Muslims being stabbed and decapitated, Jews being gunned down in a synagogue and black people being shot.

The Mirror

* Church of Scotland approves growth plan after fears of £20m loss <[link removed]>

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has approved a growth plan in Edinburgh, amid fears the Kirk's annual income could fall by an estimated £20 million this year.

Edinburgh Evening News

* Cardinal Pell demands inquiry into ‘Vatican bribes paid to convict him’ <[link removed]>

The lawyer who defended Cardinal George Pell against charges of molesting choirboys has demanded a full investigation into allegations that Vatican money was used to secure his conviction in an effort to stop him exposing its corrupt finances.

The Times (£)

* Pakistan: Professor shoots dead Ahmadi Muslim academic after arguing over religious differences <[link removed]>

A Muslim professor shot and killed another professor from the Ahmadi Muslim community in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday.

Mail Online

* 'Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?' <[link removed]>

In this era of increasing diversity and the breaking of long-rigid political-demographic barriers, there is no self-identifying atheist in national politics.

The Conversation

* 'The Babri Masjid verdict is a dark day for India' <[link removed]>

Nearly thirty years after the destruction of the mosque by Hindu fanatics, the court judgment confirms fears for India's future.

New Humanist

** In case you missed it...

* Report: equality law failing to protect people from faith-based discrimination <[link removed]>

Equality law is failing to protect the non-religious and members of religious minorities from discrimination, the NSS has warned.

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