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Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 6 October

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

GP who performed illegal circumcision fined

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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?'

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'

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

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

  

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