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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 7 October
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** Secularism in the media
* C of E bishops should lose responsibility for safeguarding children, says inquiry <[link removed]>
A damning report from the independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published on Tuesday, said the C of E's culture of deference and "clericalism" meant it was a place where abusers could hide.
The Guardian
* Margaret Ferrier MP gave church reading after developing coronavirus symptoms <[link removed]>
Ferrier attended a public mass at a Catholic church in Glasgow the day after she took a Covid test.
Daily Record
* 'Buffer zone' banning anti-abortion protests outside clinic approved <[link removed]>
Plans to ban anti-abortion protests outside a clinic in Fallowfield have moved a step closer after the city council agreed to introduce a 'buffer zone' around the premises.
Manchester Evening News
* Anti-abortion preacher must not yell ‘murderer’ <[link removed]>
A street preacher is banned from saying 'murderer' within 80 yards of abortion clinics.
Metro
* France plans punishment for 'virginity tests' <[link removed]>
The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called "virginity certificates" for traditional religious marriages.
BBC
* Cardinal Pell accuser denies bribe <[link removed]>
An Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of sexually abusing him denied Monday he was bribed for his testimony, shooting down the latest conspiracy theory to roil the Vatican amid a corruption investigation into its shady finances.
Associated Press
* Court acquits Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy <[link removed]>
A Christian man who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy has been acquitted by a court in Pakistan.
Premier Christian News
* Rihanna apologises after using Islamic scripture in lingerie show <[link removed]>
Singer Rihanna has apologised to the Muslim community after a hadith was featured during part of her Savage X Fenty lingerie fashion show.
Metro
* Kenya: MP seeks ban on traditional circumcision methods <[link removed]>
Traditional methods of circumcision will be outlawed if parliament enacts Kandara MP Alice Wahome's Bill on male genital cutting.
The Star
* 'Dalit women are among the most oppressed in the world' <[link removed]>
These women, who comprise about 16% of India's female population, face a "triple burden" of gender bias, caste discrimination and economic deprivation.
BBC
** The latest from the NSS
* CoE put its reputation before child protection, abuse inquiry finds <[link removed]>
The Church of England failed to take action to deal with child abuse as it prioritised defending its reputation, an inquiry has found.
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